US radio giant Norman Corwin dies

Corwin joined the USC faculty in 1979 and
remained a writer-in-residence at the time of his death. During a career that
spanned more than 70 years, Corwin wrote, produced and directed for radio,
television, film and stage.
His radio works include "On a Note of Triumph,"
written in 1945 to mark the allied victory over Nazi Germany. Corwin also
received an Academy Award nomination for his script for the 1956 film
"Lust for Life," the biography of artist Vincent van Gogh starring
Kirk Douglas.