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Abby Mann (I) (1927–2008)

Writer | Producer | Director

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Won an Emmy and a Writer's Guild of America Award for "The Marcus Nelson Murders", the TV pilot which introduced the popular television series "Kojak", and which catapulted Telly Savalas to stardom. See more trivia »

Born:

Abraham Goodman
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2005 Kojak (TV series)
– All Bets Off: Part 2 (2005) (characters)
– All Bets Off: Part 1 (2005) (characters)
– Music of the Night (2005) (characters)
– Kind of Blue (2005) (characters)
– Hitman (2005) (characters)
See all 9 episodes »
 
2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV movie) (written by)
 
1992 Sinatra (TV movie) (story / as Ben Goodman)
 
1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1991 Kojak: Fatal Flaw (TV movie) (creator)
 
1990 Kojak: None So Blind (TV movie) (creator)
 
1990 Kojak: It's Always Something (TV movie) (creator)
 
1990 Kojak: Flowers for Matty (TV movie) (creator)
 
1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV movie) (written by)
 
1989 Kojak: Ariana (TV movie) (creator)
 
1987 Kojak: The Price of Justice (TV movie) (creator)
 
1985 War and Love
 
1985 Kojak: The Belarus File (TV movie) (creator)
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series)
 
1980 Skag (TV series)
– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) (creator)
– The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) (creator)
– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) (creator)
– The Wildcatters (1980) (creator / written by)
– In Trouble at 15 (1980) (creator)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1973-1978 Kojak (TV series)
– In Full Command (1978) (creator)
– 60 Miles to Hell (1978) (creator)
– Photo Must Credit Joe Paxton (1978) (creator)
– May the Horse Be with You (1978) (creator)
– The Halls of Terror (1978) (creator)
See all 118 episodes »
 
1978 King (TV mini-series)
 
1976 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look (TV documentary)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
– An Air Full of Death (1975) (creator)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV movie)
 
1975 Report to the Commissioner (screenplay)
 
1974 The Greatest Gift (TV movie) (as Ben Goodman)
 
1968 The Detective (screenplay)
 
1965 Ship of Fools (screenplay)
 
1963 A Child Is Waiting (screenplay / story)
 
1962 The Condemned of Altona
 
1961 Judgment at Nuremberg (original story / written by)
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
– Dark December (1959) (writer)
– Judgment at Nuremberg (1959) (writer)
 
1957-1958 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Desperate Age (1958) (written by)
– A Child Is Waiting (1957) (writer)
 
1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Give Me My Son (1958) (teleplay)
 
1957-1958 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– Soldier's Boy (1958) (writer)
– The President's Child Bride (1957)
 
1956 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Pencil Sketch (1956) (written by)
 
1956 Port of Escape (additional scenes)
 
1956 Star Tonight (TV series)
– Night Escape (1956) (writer)
 
1955-1956 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– The End of the Tether (1956) (teleplay)
– The World to Nothing (1955) (written by)
 
1954-1955 Rheingold Theatre (TV series)
– Success Train (1955) (teleplay)
– The Hero (1955) (writer)
– Counterfeit (1955) (writer)
– Pattern for Glory (1954) (teleplay)
 
1952 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Pattern for Glory (1952) (writer)
 
1950 Cameo Theatre (TV series)
 
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2002 Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 10,000 Black Men Named George (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV movie) (producer)
 
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders (TV mini-series) (executive producer)
 
1980 Skag (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– What Passes for Love in East Pittsburgh (1980) (executive producer)
– The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) (executive producer)
– The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) (executive producer)
– The Wildcatters (1980) (executive producer)
– In Trouble at 15 (1980) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1979 Lawman Without a Gun (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– An Air Full of Death (1975) (executive producer)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Kojak (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Girl in the River (1973) (executive producer)
– Knockover (1973) (executive producer)
– One for the Morgue (1973) (executive producer)
– Web of Death (1973) (executive producer)
– Siege of Terror (1973) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
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1978 King (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 Illusions De Grandeur (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Value of a Single Human Being (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2005 Making of 'King' (video documentary short)
 
2005 In Conversation with Tony Bennett and Abby Mann (video documentary short)
 
2004 The Value of a Single Human Being (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 A Tribute to Stanley Kramer (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Spencer Tracy: Triumph & Turmoil (1999) … Himself
 
1995 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Mader for Television Movie & Nominee: Best Writing for a Miniseries or a Special
 
1989 The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1983 The 35th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Writing in a Drama Series & Best Writing in a Limited Series or a Special
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Writing Award Winner
 
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2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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Kojak: Season 3: Episode 17 -- A man catches a highly communicable disease from his dying brother as he promises to kill the man who framed the brother. Kojak: Season 3: Episode 23 -- When priceless Rembrandt drawings disappear, a renowned detective competes with Kojak for their recovery. Kojak: Season 3: Episode 4 -- Three young Puerto Ricans try to finance their dream of buying a farm by hijacking a load of plumbing supplies.
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[on writing the screenplay for 'Judgment at Nuremberg'] A few years ago I retired to a room on Fifty-eight Street in New York with some legal records of the Third Reich. And I went there because I believe a write worth his salt at all has an obligation not only to entertain, but to comment on the world in which he lives. Not only to comment but maybe have a shot at reshaping that world. See more »

Trivia:

Won an Emmy and a Writer's Guild of America Award for "The Marcus Nelson Murders", the TV pilot which introduced the popular television series "Kojak", and which catapulted Telly Savalas to stardom. See more »

Star Sign:

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