Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann (born August 8, 1928 in Canada - † January 11, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was a Canadian screenwriter .
Life
In 1951 Mann's career began with his first co-production. He wrote the script for The Butler's Night Off with Anton Van De Water . Further scripts for television series and feature films followed. The greatest success in 1965 was the screenplay for The Catcher , for which he and co-author John Kohn were nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 1966. He wrote his last screenplay for Hanna's War in 1988 . His late works Conan the Destroyer (1984), the Stephen King film The Fire Devil (1984) and Ken Follett's The Needle became famous . He made guest appearances in Der Feuerteufel und Meteor (1979). In 1995 he was executive producer on The 1999 Class .
Filmography
- 1951: The Butler's Night Off
- 1955: The Mouse That Roared (The Mouse That Roared)
- 1961: Branded (The Mark)
- 1964: Woman of Straw (Woman of Straw)
- 1965: The Catcher (The Collector)
- 1965: Storm over Jamaica (A High Wind in Jamaica)
- 1967: The Man on the Wire (Naked Runner)
- 1973: Theater of Blood (Theater of Blood)
- 1976: On the track of the eagle (Sky Riders)
- 1978: Damien - Omen II
- 1978: The Blind Master's Secret (Circle of Iron)
- 1979: Meteor
- 1981: The needle (Eye of the Needle)
- 1984: The Firestarter
- 1988: Conan the Destroyer (Conan the Destroyer)
- 1988: Hanna's War
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oscar Nominated Screenwriter Stanley Mann dies at 87 ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Stanley man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Man, Stanley |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1928 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 2016 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |