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Saul Levitt (March 13, 1911 – 1977) was an American playwright and author, best known for his successful play The Andersonville Trial, based on MacKinlay Kantor's Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel Andersonville. Levitt's play was later made into an Emmy award-winning movie.
Saul Levitt, whose plays about the morality of war were produced on television, on Broadway, across the country and in theaters throughout Europe, died yesterday of a heart attack.
Saul Levitt was born on 13 March 1911 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Andersonville Trial (1970), Seaway (1965) and Charlie Wild, Private Detective (1950).
- Writer, Producer
- March 13, 1911
- Saul Levitt
- September 30, 1977
The Andersonville Trial is a 1959 hit Broadway play by Saul Levitt. It was later adapted into a television production and presented as part of the PBS anthology series Hollywood Television Theatre.
- Drama
Aug 3, 2007 · In 1959 dramatist Saul Levitt wrote the play The Andersonville Trial, which was produced that same year by William Darrid, Daniel Hollywood, and Eleanore Saidenberg. The award-winning play recounts the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, the Swiss doctor who commanded the Confederate garrison at Andersonville.
Mar 9, 2016 · This is the backdrop of “The Andersonville Trial,” Saul Levitt’s courtroom drama based on the prosecution of Capt. Henry Wirz, the officer in command of the infamous camp, who was judged...
May 17, 1970 · A dramatization of the 1865 war-crimes trial of Henry Wirz, commandant of the notorious Confederate POW camp at Andersonville, Georgia. Director. George C. Scott. Writer. Saul Levitt. Stars. Cameron Mitchell. William Shatner. Jack Cassidy.