Abby Mann

Also Credited As:

Abraham Goodman
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Biography

Born in Philadelphia, Mann served in the Army and attended Temple University and NYU, where he wrote several student productions. He started his career in earnest in the fertile ground of 1950s TV in New York, writing for such now-legendary showcases as "Lucky Strike Theater" (NBC), "Playhouse 90" (CBS) and "Matinee Theater" (NBC) before branching out into films.

Mann's first attempt won him an Oscar, for adapting his 1959 "Playhouse 90" script …

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Job Title

Actor, Producer, Writer

Born

Abraham Goodman on December 1, 1927 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Spencer Tracy: Triumph and Turmoil

Interviewee

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards

Actor

10,000 Black Men Named George

Executive Producer

The Atlanta Child Murders

Executive Producer

The Marcus-Nelson Murders

Executive Producer, Screenplay

This Man Stands Alone

Executive Producer

Medical Story

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story

Executive Producer

Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story

Executive Producer

Skag

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Executive Producer, Producer, Screenplay

Indictment: the Mcmartin Trial

Executive Producer

The First 50 Years

Writer

A Child Is Waiting

Screenplay

King

Screenplay

The Condemned of Altona

Screenplay

Sinatra

Screenplay

Report to the Commissioner

Screenplay

The Detective

Screenplay