Writing

William Ludwig

Born 1912-05-26 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 1999-02-07

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Ludwig (May 16, 1912 – February 7, 1999) was an American screenwriter. He won, with Sonya Levien, an Oscar for "Best Writing, Story and Screenplay" in 1955 for Interrupted Melody. Other notable works include the screenplay for the 1955 production of Oklahoma!. Ludwig graduated from Columbia University in 1932. He died of complications from Parkinson disease.

Known for

Oklahoma!★ 6.6
Oklahoma!
1955
Meet Me in St. Louis★ 7
Meet Me in St. Louis
1944
Love Crazy★ 7.4
Love Crazy
1941
The Great Caruso★ 5.6
The Great Caruso
1951
Journey for Margaret★ 6.9
Journey for Margaret
1942
Interrupted Melody★ 5.5
Interrupted Melody
1955
Blackmail★ 6.8
Blackmail
1939
Ten Thousand Bedrooms★ 4.8
Ten Thousand Bedrooms
1957
Gun Glory★ 5.7
Gun Glory
1957
The Student Prince★ 7.6
The Student Prince
1954
Athena★ 5.5
Athena
1954
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy★ 5.2
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy
1946
An American Romance★ 5.8
An American Romance
1944
Stronger Than Desire★ 6.8
Stronger Than Desire
1939
Hills of Home★ 6.7
Hills of Home
1948
Shadow on the Wall★ 6.6
Shadow on the Wall
1950
Back Street★ 5.8
Back Street
1961
Hit the Deck★ 5.3
Hit the Deck
1955
Out West with the Hardys★ 6.2
Out West with the Hardys
1938
The Sun Comes Up★ 6.2
The Sun Comes Up
1949
The Hardys Ride High★ 6
The Hardys Ride High
1939
It's a Big Country★ 5
It's a Big Country
1951
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble★ 5.6
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944
Boys Ranch★ 6.5
Boys Ranch
1946
Love Finds Andy Hardy★ 6.2
Love Finds Andy Hardy
1938
The Merry Widow★ 5.1
The Merry Widow
1952
Challenge to Lassie★ 4.7
Challenge to Lassie
1949