Don Mankiewicz
Don Martin Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel Trial.
Early life
Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara 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!. 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, 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. He had two children with Carol. 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
- Trial
- ''It Only Hurts a Minute''
Filmography