Don Martin Mankiewicz (January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015) was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel ''Trial''.

Early life

Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara (née Aaronson) 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

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of the same name.. He was nominated for an

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for '' I Want to Live!'' (1958). Among his many television credits are '' Ironside'', for which he wrote the pilot, the ''

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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 (Jane and John). He had two children with Carol (Jan and Sandy). 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'' (1951) * ''Trial'' (1955) * ''It Only Hurts a Minute'' (1966)

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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1922 births 2015 deaths American people of German-Jewish descent 20th-century American novelists American male screenwriters Mankiewicz family Writers from Berlin American male television writers American male novelists American television writers 20th-century American male writers Columbia College (New York) alumni German emigrants to the United States {{US-tv-writer-stub