By Chris Daly
Norman Corwin, a Boston native who was not as well known here as he deserved to be, has died at the age of 101 after a long career in radio. Corwin, whose life spanned the birth, rise and decline of radio as a medium for serious popular drama, was a writer, producer, and director.
Erwin Corwin (photo by Carl Nesensohn/AP, via Washington Post)
You can read about him in these places:
The L.A. Times, which has the longest version (typical). Includes a photo gallery.
The New York Times, which includes some useful links.
The Washington Post, which also includes a photo gallery.
And NPR, which carries on the best traditions of American radio more or less alone, also has several sound galleries where you can hear Corwin or his works.
(Note to my students: we are going to see Corwin in a video next week in class. He appears in the Ken Burns film “Empire of the Air” about the history of radio.)
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