Jerry Wald
Jerry Wald (facing away from camera) during rehearsals for the 1958 Academy Awards, with John Wayne, Maurice Chevalier and Anthony Quinn
Born	Jerome Irving Wald September 16, 1911(1911-09-16) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	July 13, 1962 (aged 50) Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Producer/Screenwriter
Years active	1932–1962
Spouse(s)	Constance M. Polan

Jerry Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962) was an Academy Award-winning American producer and screenwriter for motion pictures and radio shows.

Born Jerome Irving Wald in Brooklyn, New York, he had a brother and sons who were active in the business.

Wald produced and wrote many films between the 1940s and 1960s including On Your Toes (in collaboration with playwright Lawrence Riley), Sons and Lovers, The Sound and the Fury, The Glass Menagerie, Perfect Strangers, In Love and War, Peyton Place, Return to Peyton Place, Wild in the Country, An Affair to Remember, Two Tickets to Broadway, The Blue Veil, From Here to Eternity, Always Leave Them Laughing, Key Largo, Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda, Destination Tokyo, Across the Pacific, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Navy Blues, The Road to Frisco, The Roaring Twenties, and Stars Over Broadway. He also produced the Academy Awards telecast twice.

He was nominated for Academy Awards for Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda, Peyton Place, and Sons and Lovers; he won the Oscar for From Here to Eternity.

He died, aged 50, at home in Beverly Hills, California from a heart attack.

[edit] External links

• Jerry Wald at the Internet Movie Database
• Jerry Wald at Find a Grave

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