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Edmund H. North

Edmund H. North

Known For Writing
Birthday Mar 12, 1911
Died Aug 28, 1990 (79)
Birthplace New York, New York, U.S.
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 11, 2025
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edmund Hall North (March 12, 1911 – August 28, 1990), was an American screenwriter who shared an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola in 1970 for their script for Patton. North wrote the screenplay for the 1951 science-fiction ... classic The Day the Earth Stood Still and is credited for creating the famous line from the film, "Klaatu barada nikto". He was a son of Bobby North and Stella Maury who performed in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. North began writing plays while attending Culver Military Academy in Indiana and at Stanford University. As a major in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II he made training and educational films. North was a former president of the screen branch of the Writers Guild of America in which he served on more than 40 committees, including the contract-bargaining panel. North and his wife, Collette had two daughters, Susan and Bobbie. He lived in Brentwood, California, and was 79 when he died.

Known For

Filmography

Gideon's Trumpet

Gideon's Trumpet

1980

as Supreme Court Justice

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008

Original Film Writer

Race to Oblivion

Race to Oblivion

1982

Writer

Meteor

Meteor

1979

Story, Screenplay

Murdock's Gang

Murdock's Gang

1973

Writer

Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward

1972

Writer

Patton

Patton

1970

Screenstory, Screenplay

Submarine X-1

Submarine X-1

1968

Story

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

Screenplay

The Fiercest Heart

The Fiercest Heart

1961

Screenplay

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Story, Screenplay

Cowboy

Cowboy

1958

Screenplay

The Proud Ones

The Proud Ones

1956

Screenplay

The Far Horizons

The Far Horizons

1955

Screenplay

Destry

Destry

1954

Screenplay

Only the Valiant

Only the Valiant

1951

Screenplay

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

Adaptation

Young Man with a Horn

Young Man with a Horn

1950

Writer

Colorado Territory

Colorado Territory

1949

Screenplay

Flamingo Road

Flamingo Road

1949

Additional Dialogue

Dishonored Lady

Dishonored Lady

1947

Screenplay

I'm Still Alive

I'm Still Alive

1940

Screenplay

Bunker Bean

Bunker Bean

1936

Screenplay

I Dream Too Much

I Dream Too Much

1935

Screenplay

One Night of Love

One Night of Love

1934

Screenplay

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Race to Oblivion

Race to Oblivion

1982

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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