Abby Mann
| Abby Mann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Abraham Goodman December 1, 1927 Philadelphia |
| Died | March 25, 2008 (aged 80) Beverly Hills, California |
| Cause of death | heart failure |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | film writer and producer |
| Spouse(s) | Myra Maislin |
| Children | Abigail Mann Adrienne Cohen Isom (stepdaughter) Aaron Cohen (stepson) |
Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer.
Born to a Jewish family as Abraham Goodman in Philadelphia, he grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants. He was best known for his work on controversial subjects and social drama. His best known work is the screenplay for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), which was initially a television drama that aired in 1959. Stanley Kramer directed the film adaptation, for which Mann received the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. In his acceptance speech, he said:
"A writer worth his salt at all has an obligation not only to entertain but to comment on the world in which he lives."
Mann later adapted the play for a 2001 production on Broadway, which featured Maximilian Schell from the 1961 film in a different role. In the introduction to the printed script, Mann credited a conversation with Abraham Pomerantz, U.S. Chief Deputy Counsel, for giving him the initial interest in Nuremberg. Mann and Kramer also collaborated on the film A Child is Waiting (1963).
While working for television, he created the series Kojak, starring Telly Savalas. Mann was executive producer, but was also credited as a writer on many episodes. His other writing credits include the screenplays for the television films The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Atlanta Child Murders,Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story, and Indictment: The McMartin Trial, as well as the film War and Love. He also directed the 1978 NBC TV miniseries King.
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