Don Mankiewicz
Birth Name:
Donald Martin Mankiewicz
Birth Place:
Berlin, Germany
Profession
Writer, Producer, Script department
Fast Facts
- Served in the U․S․ Army as a military intelligence officer in France, Belgium and Germany
- Won the Writers Guild of America's Morgan Cox Award in 2008 for his services to the guild
- Graduated from Columbia University in 1942 and briefly attended law school before joining the Army
- Frank Mankiewicz, his brother, was an aide to Robert F․ Kennedy and became the head of National Public Radio
- His father, Herman J․ Mankiewicz, was the screenwriter who created the classic film "Citizen Kane," and his uncle, Joseph L․ Mankiewicz, directed "All About Eve․"
- Began his career in the entertainment industry as a writer for the drama series "Playhouse 90" and was later assigned to an adaptation of F․ Scott Fitzgerald's "The Last Tycoon․"
- Started out as a staff writer for the New Yorker and published the novel "Trial" in 1954
- Best known as the creator of "Ironside" and "Marcus Welby, M․D․"
Awards
- 1959Oscar - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium:Nominated
- 1959WGA Award (Screen) - Best Written American Drama:Nominated
- 1968Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1978Edgar - Best Television Feature or Miniseries:Winner