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Tom Mankiewicz (1942–2010)

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Attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University (1955-59), majoring in drama. Before his graduation, he worked as production assistant on the John Wayne western, The Comancheros. He continued to work as a production associate through most of the early 1960's. Came to the fore as screenwriter of three back-to-back James Bond thrillers, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. See more trivia »

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Thomas Frank Mankiewicz
in Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hide HideMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
2006 Superman II (video) (creative consultant)
 
1996 Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season (TV movie) (creative consultant)
 
1985 Ladyhawke (consultant)
 
1979-1984 Hart to Hart (TV series) (creative consultant - 106 episodes)
– Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1984) (creative consultant)
– Always, Elizabeth (1984) (creative consultant)
– Larsen's Last Jump (1984) (creative consultant)
– Slam Dunk (1984) (creative consultant)
– The Shooting (1984) (creative consultant)
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1980 Superman II (creative consultant)
 
1978 Superman (creative consultant)
 
1964 The Best Man (production associate - as Thomas F. Mankiewicz)
 
1961 The Comancheros (production assistant - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (17 titles)
2006 Superman II (video) (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1987 Dragnet (written by)
 
1985 Ladyhawke (screenplay)
 
1980 Superman II (uncredited)
 
1979 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Hit Jennifer Hart (1979) (teleplay)
– Hart to Hart (1979) (writer)
 
1978 Superman (uncredited)
 
1978 Mother, Juggs & Speed (TV short)
 
1976 The Eagle Has Landed (screenplay)
 
1976 The Cassandra Crossing (screenplay)
 
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed (screenplay / story)
 
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun (screenplay)
 
1973 Live and Let Die (screenplay)
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever (screenplay)
 
1968 The Sweet Ride (screenplay)
 
1968 The Beat of the Brass (TV movie)
 
1967 Movin' with Nancy (TV special)
 
1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
– Runaway Boy (1966) (adaptation / as Thomas F. Mankiewicz)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1996 Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart (TV movie)
 
1993 Taking the Heat (TV movie)
 
1991 Delirious
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Loved to Death (1991)
 
1987 Dragnet
 
1979-1982 Hart to Hart (TV series)
– Harts and Palms (1982)
– From the Depths of My Hart (1982)
– Murder Up Their Sleeve (1981)
– The Latest in High Fashion Murder (1981)
– Homemade Murder (1981)
See all 13 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1989 Livin' Large (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1987 Hot Pursuit (executive producer)
 
1976 Mother, Jugs & Speed (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2011 Superman: Requiem (in memory of)
 
2010 Ghost Patrol (short) (in memory of)
 
2010 Loves Fate (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Fiasco (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 She's a Fox (short) (thanks)
 
2006 Superman II: Restoring the Vision (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)
 
Show ShowSelf (30 titles)
2003-2010 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Director, Delirious
– John Candy (2010) … Himself - Director, Delirious
– Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) … Himself
– Elizabeth Taylor: Facets (2003) … Himself
 
2008 A House of Secrets: Exploring 'Dragonwyck' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Duelle (TV series documentary)
Himself - Assistant director 'Cleopatra'
– Elizabeth Taylor gegen Richard Burton (2008) … Himself - Assistant director 'Cleopatra'
 
2008 Inside Norad: Cold War Fortress (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Becoming John Ford (video)
Himself
 
2006 Superman II: Restoring the Vision (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Hollywood Science (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spy Gadgets (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Science of Superman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Guys and Dolls: The Goldwyn Touch (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Guys and Dolls: From Stage to Screen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: From Jack to the Joker (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Ultimate Film (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Love Hollywood Style (TV documentary)
Screenwriter
 
2001 Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (video documentary short)
Himself - Creative Consultant
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (video documentary short)
Himself - Creative Consultant
 
2000 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself - Son of Joseph Mankiewicz
– All About Eve (2000) … Himself - Son of Joseph Mankiewicz
 
2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998-1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Stefanie Powers (1999) … Himself
– Mariel Hemingway (1998) … Himself
 
1999 Inside 'Live and Let Die' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Natalie Wood (1997) … Himself
 
1989 The 5th Annual National WAIF Humanitarian Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.5 (1988) … Himself
 
1973 Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (documentary short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Trivia:

Attended Phillips Exeter Academy and Yale University (1955-59), majoring in drama. Before his graduation, he worked as production assistant on the John Wayne western, The Comancheros. He continued to work as a production associate through most of the early 1960's. Came to the fore as screenwriter of three back-to-back James Bond thrillers, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun. See more »

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