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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)

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

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personal data
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