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Edmund Hall North (March 12, 1911 – August 28, 1990) was an American screenwriter. He was born in New York City, New York, USA. Edmund shared an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay with Francis Ford Coppola in 1970 for their script for Patton.
Edmund H. North
He was a writer and actor, known for Patton (1970) , In a Lonely Place (1950) and The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). He was married to Colette Ford.
He was a son of Bobby North and Stella Maury who performed in vaudeville and the Ziegfeld Follies. North began writing plays while attending Culver Military Academy in Indiana and at Stanford University. As a major in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II, he made training and educational films.
North was a president of the screen branch of the Writers Guild of America in which he served on more than 40 committees, including the contract-bargaining panel.
North and his wife, Collette had two daughters. He lived in Brentwood, Los Angeles.
He died on August 28, 1990 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
