Norman Lewis Corwin (May 3, 1910 – October 18, 2011) was an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest successes were in the writing and directing of radio drama during the 1930s and 1940s. In June 1942, Corwin flew to England for An American in England. Edward R. Murrow produced the joint CBS-BBC venture. Corwin’s mission was to explore wartime England and report back about what he observed.
