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Abby Mann (December 1, 1927 – March 25, 2008) was an American film writer and producer. ==Life and career== 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 which 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.〔(Bruce Weber, "On Evil and the Citizen, No Answers Are Easy". ''The New York Times'', March 27, 2001. )〕 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). Working for television, he created the television series ''Kojak'', starring Telly Savalas. Mann was executive producer, but was credited as a writer also on many episodes.〔("'Kojak' (1973)". ''Internet Movie Database'' )〕 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''.〔(Vincent Canby, "Screen: War and Love". ''The New York Times'', September 13, 1985. )〕 He also directed the 1978 NBC TV miniseries ''King''. He died of heart failure in Beverly Hills, California on March 25, 2008, aged 80.〔(Obituary - Los Angeles Times )〕 He died one day after Richard Widmark, one of the stars of ''Judgment at Nuremberg''. His stepson is former Israeli Special Forces operative Aaron Cohen.〔(Obituary - New York Times )〕 Mann is interred in Culver City's Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abby Mann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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