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(1919-2021) Screenwriter. Walter Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York.

Full Name

Walter Bernstein

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline


1919

BIRTH

Walter Bernstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 20, 1919.

1935

OTHER

Mr. Bernstein attended Erasmus High School in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, in around 1935.

1945

LITWORK

Keep Your Heads Down
The Viking Press
1135744076 / 978-1135744076
Stories.

1948

LITWORK

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands


Mr. Bernstein and Leonardo Bercovici wrote the screenplay for the film, "Kiss the Blood Off My Hands."

1959

LITWORK

That Kind of Woman


Screenplay.

1961

LITWORK

Paris Blues


Mr. Bernstein, Irene Kamp, and Jack Sher wrote the screenplay for the film, "Paris Blues."

1964

LITWORK

Fail-Safe


Mr. Bernstein and Peter George wrote the screenplay for the film, "Fail-Safe."

1970

LITWORK

The Molly Maguires


Screenplay.

1976

LITWORK

The Front


Screenplay.

1977

LITWORK

Semi-Tough


Screenplay.

1979

LITWORK

Yanks


Mr. Bernstein and Colin Welland wrote the screenplay for the film, "Yanks."

1996

LITWORK

Inside Out: A Memoir of the Blacklist
Knopf
0394583418 / 978-0394583419
Memoir.

2017

OTHER

Mr. Bernstein taught at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts until 2017.

2021

DEATH

Walter Bernstein died at his home in Manhattan, New York, on January 23, 2021.

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