Don Mankiewicz
Don Mankiewicz | |
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Born | Don Martin Mankiewicz January 20, 1922[1] Berlin,Germany |
Died | April 25, 2015[2][3][4][5] | (aged 93)
Education | Columbia University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1953–1977 |
Known for | Trial(novel) |
Spouses |
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Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Sara (née Aaronson) Herman J. Mankiewicz[1] |
Family | Mankiewicz |
Don Martin Mankiewicz(January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015)[1][2][3][4][5]was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novelTrial.
Early life
[edit]Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara (née Aaronson) and the screenwriterHerman J. Mankiewiczand brother of journalistFrank Mankiewicz.He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1942.
Career
[edit]His 1955 novelTrialwon theHarper Prizeand was made into afilmof the same name.[6]He was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayforI Want to Live!(1958).[2]Among his many television credits areIronside,for which he wrote the pilot, theStar Trekepisode "Court Martial",[2]and the mini-series adaptation of PresidentJohn F. Kennedy's bookProfiles in Courage.
Personal life
[edit]Mankiewicz married Ilene Korsen on March 26, 1946, and divorced her in 1972.[1]He married Carol Bell Guidi on July 1, 1972.[1]Mankiewicz had 2 children with Ilene (Jane and John).[1]He had two children with Carol (Jan and Sandy).[1]His son is screenwriter and producerJohn Mankiewicz.Jane is a fiction writer published inThe New Yorker.
Death
[edit]Mankiewicz died on April 25, 2015, at his home in Monrovia, California at age 93 of congestive heart failure. He was survived by his wife of 40 years and his four children.[2][3][4][5]
Novels
[edit]- See How They Run(1951)
- Trial(1955)
- It Only Hurts a Minute(1966)
Filmography
[edit]Films
[edit]Year | Film | Credit | Notes |
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1953 | Fast Company | Adaption by | |
1954 | The Big Moment | Written by | |
1955 | Trial | Written by | Based on the novel of the same name |
1957 | House Of Numbers | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay withRussell Rouse,Based on the novelHouse Of NumbersbyJack Finney |
1958 | Le imprese di una spada leggendaria | Screenplay by | |
I Want to Live! | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay withNelson Gidding | |
1962 | The Chapman Report | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay withWyatt Emory Cooper,Gene Allen,and Grant Stuart, Based on the novelThe Chapman ReportbyIrving Wallace |
The Road to the Wall | Screenplay by | ||
1965 | Who Has Seen the Wind? | Screenplay by | Based on the novelThe Land BirdByTad Mosel |
1967 | A Man Called Ironside | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay withCollier Young,TV Pilot for "Ironside" |
1968 | Split Second to an Epitaph | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay with Sy Salkowitz |
1973 | The Bait | Screenplay by | Co-Wrote screenplay with Gordon Colter, Based on the novel "The Bait" byDorothy Uhnak |
1975 | The Black Bird | Story by | Co-Wrote Story with Gordon Colter |
1979 | Sanctuary of Fear | Screenplay by, Supervising Producer | |
1983 | I Want to Live | Screenplay by | Remake of the1958 Film of The Same Name |
Television
[edit]Year | TV Series | Credit | Notes |
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1950-53 | Studio One in Hollywood | Writer | 2 Episodes |
1951 | Schlitz Playhouse | Writer | 1 Episode |
1953 | Your Jeweler's Showcase | Writer | 1 Episode |
1955 | TV Reader's Digest | Writer | 1 Episode |
Lux Video Theatre | Writer | 1 Episode | |
The Joseph Cotten Show | Writer | 1 Episode | |
Star Stage | Writer | 2 Episodes | |
1956 | The Ford Television Theater | Writer | 1 Episode |
1957 | Playhouse 90 | Writer | 1 Episode |
1958 | Kraft Television Theatre | Writer | 2 Episodes |
1959 | Armchair Theatre | Writer | 1 Episode |
1959-61 | One Step Beyond | Writer | 6 Episodes |
1961 | Bus Stop | Writer | 1 Episode |
1961-63 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Writer | 4 Episodes |
1962 | The DuPont Show of the Week | Writer | 1 Episode |
General Electric Theater | Writer | 1 Episode | |
1964-65 | Profiles in Courage | Writer | 6 Episodes |
1966 | Hawk | Writer | 2 Episodes |
The Trials of O'Brien | Writer | 1 Episode | |
1967 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Writer | 1 Episode |
1967-68 | Ironside | Writer | 5 Episodes |
1969 | Mannix | Writer | 1 Episode |
1969-70 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Writer | 2 Episodes |
1971 | Sarge | Writer | 1 Episode |
1973-77 | McMillan & Wife | Writer | 3 Episodes |
1976-77 | Lanigan's Rabbi | Writer, Supervising Producer | 2 Episodes |
1977 | Rosetti and Ryan | Writer | 2 Episodes |
1982-83 | Hart to Hart | Executive Script Consultant | 14 Episodes |
1983 | Simon & Simon | Writer, Executive Story Consultant | |
Murder Ink | Writer | Television Movie | |
1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | Executive Story Consultant | 4 Episodes |
1986 | MacGyver | Writer | 1 Episode |
1987 | Adderly | Executive Story Consultant | 1 Episode |
1995 | The Marshal | Writer | 1 Episode |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefg"Don Mankiewicz".Film Reference.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
- ^abcdef"Don Mankiewicz dead;screenwriter 'Star Trek' episode dies".Variety.April 27, 2015.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
- ^abcdChawkins, Steven (April 26, 2015)."Don Mankiewicz dies at 93; novelist and Oscar-nominated screenwriter".LA Times.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
- ^abcd"Acclaimed screenwriter Don Mankiewicz dies".USA Today.April 27, 2015.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
- ^abcdBarnes, Mike (April 27, 2015)."Don Mankiewicz, Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter for 'I Want to Live!,' Dies at 93".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
- ^The Eddie Mannix Ledger,Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
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