Abby man
Abraham "Abby" Mann (born December 1, 1923 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † March 25, 2008 in Beverly Hills , California ) was an American screenwriter , film producer and film director .
Life
Abby Mann, born Abraham Goodman, grew up in East Pittsburgh . He graduated from Temple University and then New York University . After participating in the Second World War as a soldier , he began working as a writer for television series in the early 1950s. Mann's career reached its first climax in 1961 when he wrote the screenplay for The Judgment of Nuremberg , for which he won an Oscar in 1962 in the Best Adapted Screenplay category. In 1966 he was nominated again for an Oscar in the same category for the drama Ship of Fools .
In 1973 Mann's name was to be associated with a film success again when he had the idea for the television series Kojak - Einsatz in Manhattan , with which Telly Savalas is still associated today. In 1978, Mann directed for the only time King , a biopic about the life of Martin Luther King .
Abby Mann wrote his last screenplay in 2005 with the remake Kojak with Ving Rhames in the role of the bald investigator. In March 2008, Mann died of heart failure at the age of 84 . He left behind his wife, actress Harriet Karr , and a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973–1978: Kojak - deployment in Manhattan (Kojak)
- 1961: The Judgment at Nuremberg
- 1963: A child waits (A Child Is Waiting)
- 1965: The Ship of Fools
- 1975: The Lonely Job (Report to the Commissioner)
- 1978: King
- 1989: Right, Not Revenge (Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story)
Awards (selection)
- 1962: Oscar , Best Adapted Screenplay for The Judgment of Nuremberg
- 1962: WGA Award nomination for The Judgment of Nuremberg
- 1966: Oscar nomination, Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ship of Fools
- 1966: WGA Award nomination for The Ship of Fools
Web links
- Abby Mann in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Man, Abby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Man, Abraham; Goodman, Abraham (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter, film producer and film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |
DATE OF DEATH | March 25, 2008 |
Place of death | Beverly Hills , California |