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 episode "Court Martial |Court Martial", and the mini-series adaptation of President John F. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage.

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 a 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 the age of 93 of congestive heart failure. He is survived by his wife of 40 years and his 4 children.

Novels

Films

Television