What key details about arnold perl can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: arnold perl -lrb- april 14 , 1914 -- december 11 , 1971 -rrb- was an american playwright , screenwriter , television producer and television writer . perl briefly attended cornell university , but did not graduate . he had written for the television series '' the big story '' , '' naked city '' , '' the doctors and the nurses '' , '' east side/west side '' and '' n.y.p.d. '' , which he created with david susskind . perl also co-wrote the screenplay for '' cotton comes to harlem '' -lrb- 1970 -rrb- , actor ossie davis ' film directing debut . perl also wrote the play '' tevye and his daughters '' . perl also wrote and directed the documentary film '' malcolm x '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- . perl died in 1971 . he was nominated posthumously for the academy award for best documentary feature for his work on the film in 1973 . perl 's script for the film was later re-written by spike lee for his 1992 film on malcolm x.
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- years active is 1949 -- 1971- death date is 11 december 1971- birth date is 14 april 1914- name is arnold perl- occupation is playwright , screenwriter , television producer , television writer