Abby Mann
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Abby Mann (born Abraham Goodman, 1927, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film writer and producer[1]. He grew up in East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
Mann is best known for his work on controversial subjects and social drama. His most famous work is the drama Judgment at Nuremberg, which was initially a television drama aired in 1959. Stanley Kramer directed the 1961 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."[2]
Mann later adapted the play for a 2001 production on Broadway, which featured Maximilian Schell from the 1961 film in a different role.[3]
His other writing credits include the screenplays for the television films The Marcus-Nelson Murders, The Atlanta Child Murders[4], Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story[5], and Indictment: The McMartin Trial[6], as well as the film War and Love[7].
[edit] References
- ^ Ron Wertheimer, "The Sleeping Car Porter Who Won the Last Round". New York Times, 23 February 2002.
- ^ Ron Weiskind and Barbara Vancheri, "Pittsburgh goes to the Oscars". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 9 March 2003.
- ^ Bruce Weber, "On Evil and the Citizen, No Answers Are Easy". New York Times, 27 March 2001.
- ^ Sally Bedell Smith, "CBS Turning Cameras on its Decision-Makers". New York Times, 9 February 1985.
- ^ John J. O'Connor, "Corruption, Love and Murder, All From Real Life". New York Times, 11 September 1992.
- ^ John J. O'Connor, "The Horrors Behind The McMartin Trial". New York Times, 19 May 1995.
- ^ Vincent Canby, "Screen: War and Love". New York Times, 13 September 1985.
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