Don Martin Mankiewicz (January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015) was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel Trial.
Early life Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara (née Aaronson) and the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and brother of journalist Frank Mankiewicz. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1942.
Career His 1955 novel Trial won the Harper Prize and was made into a film of the same name.. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for I Want to Live! (1958). Among his many television credits are Ironside, for which he wrote the pilot, the Star Trek episode "Court Martial", and the mini-series adaptation of President John F. Kennedy's book Profiles in Courage. His college classmate, the novelist and journalist, Gordon Cotler – The New Yorker site:classic.esquire.com/article/ "Gordon Cotler" "The New York Times" "By Gordon Cotler" Gordon Cotler - The Atlantic Gordon Cotler - Kirkus Reviews Gordon Cotler – Publishers Weekly Gordon Cotler - FictionDB Gordon Cotler – IBDB Gordon Cotler (Writer) - Playbill Gordon Cotler - Rotten Tomatoes Gordon Cotler – Filmaffinity was a frequent creative partner, including: Lanigan's Rabbi, Rosetti and Ryan, The Bait, McMillan & Wife, and The Black Bird.
Personal life Mankiewicz married Ilene Korsen on March 26, 1946, and divorced her in 1972. He married Carol Bell Guidi on July 1, 1972. Mankiewicz had 2 children with Ilene (Jane and John). He had two children with Carol (Jan and Sandy). His son is screenwriter and producer John Mankiewicz. Jane is a fiction writer published in The New Yorker.
Death 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.
Novels See How They Run (1951) Trial (1955) It Only Hurts a Minute (1966)
Filmography Films Year Film Credit Notes 1953Fast CompanyAdaption by 1954The Big MomentWritten by 1955TrialWritten byBased on the novel of the same name 1957House Of NumbersScreenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Russell Rouse, Based on the novel House Of Numbers by Jack Finney1958Le imprese di una spada leggendariaScreenplay byI Want to Live!Screenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Nelson Gidding1962The Chapman ReportScreenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Wyatt Emory Cooper, Gene Allen, and Grant Stuart, Based on the novel The Chapman Report by Irving WallaceThe Road to the WallScreenplay by 1965Who Has Seen the Wind?Screenplay byBased on the novel The Land Bird By Tad Mosel 1967A Man Called IronsideScreenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Collier Young, TV Pilot for "Ironside" 1968Split Second to an EpitaphScreenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Sy Salkowitz 1973The BaitScreenplay byCo-Wrote screenplay with Gordon Colter, Based on the novel "The Bait" by Dorothy Uhnak 1975The Black BirdStory byCo-Wrote Story with Gordon Colter 1979Sanctuary of FearScreenplay by, Supervising Producer 1983I Want to LiveScreenplay byRemake of the 1958 Film of The Same Name
Television Year TV Series Credit Notes 1950–53Studio One in HollywoodWriter2 Episodes 1951Schlitz PlayhouseWriter1 Episode 1953Your Jeweler's ShowcaseWriter1 Episode1955TV Reader's DigestWriter1 EpisodeLux Video TheatreWriter1 EpisodeThe Joseph Cotten ShowWriter1 EpisodeStar StageWriter2 Episodes 1956The Ford Television TheaterWriter1 Episode 1957Playhouse 90Writer1 Episode 1958Kraft Television TheatreWriter2 Episodes 1959Armchair TheatreWriter1 Episode 1959–61One Step BeyondWriter6 Episodes 1961Bus StopWriter1 Episode 1961–63Armstrong Circle TheatreWriter4 Episodes1962The DuPont Show of the WeekWriter1 EpisodeGeneral Electric TheaterWriter1 Episode 1964–65Profiles in CourageWriter6 Episodes1966HawkWriter2 EpisodesThe Trials of O'BrienWriter1 Episode 1967Star Trek: The Original SeriesWriter1 Episode 1967–68IronsideWriter5 Episodes 1969MannixWriter1 Episode 1969–70Marcus Welby, M.D.Writer2 Episodes 1971SargeWriter1 Episode 1973–77McMillan & WifeWriter3 Episodes 1976–77Lanigan's RabbiWriter, Supervising Producer2 Episodes 1977Rosetti and RyanWriter2 Episodes 1982–83Hart to Hart Executive Script Consultant14 Episodes1983Simon & SimonWriter, Executive Story ConsultantMurder InkWriterTelevision Movie 1985Crazy Like a FoxExecutive Story Consultant4 Episodes 1986MacGyverWriter1 Episode 1987AdderlyExecutive Story Consultant1 Episode 1995The MarshalWriter1 Episode
See also Mankiewicz family
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