---
name: "Louis F. Edelman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/louis-f-edelman"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "18 May 1900"
died: "6 January 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-19T23:49:41.537317+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Louis F. Edelman

Writer. Born 18 May 1900 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 6 January 1976.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 18 May 1900, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 6 January 1976
- **Active:** 1934–1938
- **Also known as:** Louis Edelman, Lou Edelman
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 writing, 1 producing
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_F._Edelman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3261862, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248994/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1221528

## Biography

Louis F. Edelman (18 May 1900 – 6 January 1976) was an American screenwriter and producer. He began his career with writing credits including *Shipmates* (1931) and *Flirtation Walk* (1934), then moved into production at Warner Bros. in the mid-1930s after earlier work at MGM.

Edelman produced or supervised dozens of films through the early 1950s, including *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), *G Men* (1935), *Bullets or Ballots* (1936), *Marked Woman* (1937), *Jezebel* (1938), *You Were Never Lovelier* (1942), *White Heat* (1949) and *Operation Pacific* (1951). He received an Academy Award nomination for *White Heat* as both writer and producer. He also created or produced television series such as *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955–1961), *The Danny Thomas Show* and *The Big Valley*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *Jezebel* (1938), Fi1m 78, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/jezebel.md)
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Fi1m 57, Original Story — [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), Fi1m 70, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Adam's Woman* (1970), Producer
- *The Big Valley* (1965), series, Creator
- *Dragon by the Tail* (1961), Executive Producer
- *The Barbara Stanwyck Show* (1960), series, Executive Producer
- *The Californians* (1957), series, Executive Producer
- *The Adventures of Jim Bowie* (1956), series, Producer
- *The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp* (1955), series, Producer
- *The Jazz Singer* (1953), Producer
- *Springfield Rifle* (1952), Producer
- *The Big Trees* (1952), Producer
- *I'll See You in My Dreams* (1951), Producer
- *Operation Pacific* (1951), Producer
- *The West Point Story* (1950), Producer
- *White Heat* (1949), Producer
- *Hotel Berlin* (1945), Producer
- *A Song to Remember* (1945), Producer
- *Once Upon a Time* (1944), Producer
- *Destroyer* (1943), Producer
- *You Were Never Lovelier* (1942), Producer
- *A Yank in the R.A.F.* (1941), Associate Producer
- *The Fighting 69th* (1940), Associate Producer
- *Invisible Stripes* (1939), Associate Producer
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), Associate Producer
- *Dust Be My Destiny* (1939), Associate Producer
- *Jezebel* (1938), Screenplay — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/jezebel.md)
- *Love, Honor and Behave* (1938), Associate Producer
- *Marked Woman* (1937), Associate Producer
- *Bullets or Ballots* (1936), Producer
- *The Walking Dead* (1936), Producer
- *'G' Men* (1935), Supervising Producer
- *Devil Dogs of the Air* (1935), Producer
- *Flirtation Walk* (1934), Original Story — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/flirtation-walk.md)
- *Here Comes the Navy* (1934), Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/here-comes-the-navy.md)
- *Shipmates* (1931), Adaptation

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