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- Birth nameMalvin Daniel Wald
- Malvin Wald was born on August 8, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for The Naked City (1948), Behind Locked Doors (1948) and Jungle Jim (1955). He was married to Sylvia. He died on March 6, 2008 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseSylvia(? - 1999) (her death, 2 children)
- Brother of Jerry Wald
- He researched the story for The Naked City (1948) by following real New York homicide detectives.
- He graduated from Brooklyn College in 1936.
- He died from age-related causes at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles.
- Uncle of Andrew Wald and Robert Wald.
- No one had done a film where the real hero was a hardworking police detective, like the ones I knew in Brooklyn. We knew we were making a new genre that became the police procedural. (2007 interview with the "Hollywood Reporter")
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