Edmund H. North
Edmund H. North (Edmund Hall North) was born on March 12th, 1911. Edmund passed away August 28th, 1990 at 79 years old. Edmund H. North was born in Manhattan, New York, USA. North attended Stanford University.
Edmund H. North was a screenwriter that shared Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola for their script for
Patton in 1970.
He’s probably best known for writing
The Day the Earth Stood Still and is credited with creating the “Klaatu barada nikto”, a famous line from the film. The movie is based on “Farewell to the Master”, a 1940 short story written by Harry Bates.
The story is set during the Cold War in the early stages of the nuclear arms race, the storyline involves a humanoid alien visitor that has come to Earth, having been accompanied by this powerful robot. He’s been tasked with delivering this important message which will affect the whole human race. The movie was selected for preservation in 1995 in the United States National Film Registry as being historically, culturally, or aesthetically significant.
Besides these two movies, he actually wrote a number of Westerns that include
The Outcasts of Poker Flat ,
Colorado Territory,
Destry,
The Far Horizons,
Only the Valiant, and
The Proud Ones.
He was a son of Stella Maury and Bobby North who both performed in the Ziegfeld Follies and vaudeville.
Edmund started writing plays during his time attending Culver Military Academy in Indiana and while he was at Stanford University. As a major in the US Army Signal Corps during World War II, he made educational and training films.
Edmund was a president of the screen branch of the Writers Guild of America in which he served on over 40 committees, including the contract bargaining panel.
He had 2 daughters with Collette, his wife. He lived in Brentwood, Los Angeles, and was 79 years old at the time of his death.
Meteor is about a comet millions of miles long from its flaming nucleus to the end of its fiery tail, blazes across the vastness of space, and slams right into the asteroid belt.
A meteor, which is a huge chunk of the asteroid Orpheus gets ripped loose and is flung toward a tiny and blue planet.
Earth can the imperiled inhabitants of this planet figure a way to divert the missile of destruction? They’ll only have 6 days to try.
Is this the way that the world is going to end?
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- Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth Series.
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Edmund H. North: F.A.Q
When was Edmund H. North Born?
Edmund H. North was born on March 12th, 1911.
When did Edmund H. North die?
Edmund H. North died on August 28th, 1990 at 79 years old.
Where was Edmund H. North Born?
Edmund H. North was born in Manhattan, New York, USA.
What was the first book Edmund H. North wrote?
The first book written by Edmund H. North was The Day the Earth Stood Still, published in 1951.
What was the most recent book Edmund H. North wrote?
His most recently released work was Meteor on January 1st, 1979.
What is the most popular book by Edmund H. North?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Edmund H. North book is
Meteor. Here are his most popular books:
- Meteor (6)
How many books has Edmund H. North written?
Edmund H. North has written 2 books. 1 Standalone Novel, 1 book in the Screenplays.