A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

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On May 8, 1945—VE Day—poet and radio man Norman Corwin broadcasts “On a Note of Triumph” and moves a nation. Eric Simonson details Corwin’s radio career and the innovations he made in the world of broadcasting, considered experimental at the time. In addition to first-person accounts by Corwin himself, the film contains interviews with Walter Cronkite, Studs Terkel, Norman Lear, and Robert Altman, who testify to Corwin’s influence.  AT

Director

Eric Simsonson

Producers

Eric Simsonson, Corinne Marrinan

Release Year

2005

Festival Year

2006

Country

United States

Run Time

40 minutes