Norman Corwin dies at 101; radio's 'poet laureate'

[UrbScotty]

Source: Los Angeles Times

Norman Corwin, the legendary writer, director and producer of original radio plays for CBS during the golden age of radio in the 1930s and '40s when he was revered as the "poet of the airwaves," has died. He was 101.

Corwin, a journalist, playwright, author and Oscar-nominated screenwriter who was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1993, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, said his caregiver, Chris Borjas. The cause was not given.

With his often poetic words, Corwin moved and entertained a generation of listeners tuned to the CBS Radio Network during the late 1930s and '40s, with landmark broadcasts ranging from celebrations of the Bill of Rights and the Allied victory in Europe to a light-hearted rhyming play about a demonic plot to overthrow Christmas.

Corwin's programs, which CBS aired without sponsors, are considered classics of the era when radio was the primary news and entertainment venue for Americans.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-norman-corwin-20111019,0,7316029.story

[Ferretherder]

1. A man who was a BIG inspiration to many modern writers - ...

...Rod Serling, Gene Roddenberry, and Norman Lear among them.

RIP, sir.

[USA_1]

2. A GREAT Creative Genius

He inspired so many with his great works. There was so much depth to his writings and those whom he inspired. Today's writers should all take a good long look at his work so that they, too, can be similarly inspired.