Edna Anhalt

Edna Anhalt was born on Apr 10, 1914 in USA. Edna Anhalt's big-screen debut came with Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back directed by Frank McDonald in 1947. Edna Anhalt is known for The Sniper directed by Edward Dmytryk, Adolphe Menjou stars as Police Lt. Frank Kafka and Arthur Franz as Edward Miller. Edna Anhalt has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Edna Anhalt achieved is Academy Awards, USA. The upcoming new movie Edna Anhalt plays is The Pride and the Passion which will be released on Jul 10, 1957.

Edna Anhalt was an American screenwriter, often working as part of a writing team with her husband Edward Anhalt (1914-2000). Her writing credits span the years 1947 to 1957.Anhalt's claim to fame is winning the Academy Award for Best Story for the film "Panic in the Streets" (1950) concerning an epidemic of pneumonic plague, and for being nominated again for the film "The Sniper" (1952) concerning a spree killer with misogynist tendencies.In 1957, Edna and Edward Anhalt received a divorce, and stopped working as a writing team. Edna retired, while Edward continued working as a screenwriter until 1989.