Stanley Mann
Stanley Mann | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 8, 1928 |
| Died | January 11, 2016 (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
Stanley Mann (August 8, 1928 – January 11, 2016) was a Canadian-born film and television writer. Born in Toronto,[1] he began his writing career in 1951, and was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the 1965 film The Collector,[2] based on the John Fowles novel of the same title.[3] In 1957 he penned an adaptation of Death of a Salesman for television. Of his better-known credits are Eye of the Needle (1981) and the 1984 fantasy/adventure Conan the Destroyer. He appeared in two of the titles, Firestarter and Meteor.[4]
He was married to Florence Wood in the 1950s, while living and working in London, England.[5] Following their divorce in 1959, Wood married novelist Mordecai Richler,[5] who adopted Mann's son Daniel.[6]
He died on January 11, 2016.[7]
Partial filmography
- The Butler's Night Off (1951 - co-screenplay)
- Death of a Salesman (1957) (television)
- Another Time, Another Place (1958)
- The Mouse That Roared (1959 - co-screenplay)
- His and Hers (1961 - co-screenplay)
- The Mark (1961 - co-screenplay)
- Woman of Straw (1964 - co-screenplay)
- Up from the Beach (1965 - co-screenplay)
- The Collector (1965 - co-screenplay)
- A High Wind in Jamaica (1965 - co-screenplay)
- Rapture (1965)
- The Naked Runner (1967)
- The Strange Affair (1968 - co-screenplay)
- Fräulein Doktor (1969 - writer)
- Russian Roulette (1975 - co-screenplay)
- Sky Riders (1976 - co-screenplay)
- Breaking Point (1976 - co-screenplay)
- Damien: Omen II (1978 - co-screenplay)
- Circle of Iron (1978 - co-screenplay)
- Meteor (1979 - co-screenplay)
- Eye of the Needle (1981)
- Firestarter (1984)
- Conan the Destroyer (1984)
- Tai-Pan (1986 - co-screenplay)
- Hanna's War (1988 - co-screenplay)
Actor
- Meteor (1979) - Canadian Representative
- Firestarter (1984) - Motel Owner (Last appearance)
See also
His full credits are available on the IMDB website. [1]
References
- ^ Greg Gatenby, Toronto: A Literary Guide (1999).
- ^ Popculture website - accessed Jan 2011
- ^ IMDB website
- ^ IMDB website - accessed Jan 2011
- ^ a b Reinhold Kramer, Mordecai Richler: Leaving St Urbain. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780773577954.
- ^ "The Apprenticeship of Daniel Richler" Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Ryerson Review of Journalism, Spring 1987.
- ^ Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Stanley Mann Dies at 87
