Stanley Mann

Stanley Mann
Born	(1928-08-08)August 8, 1928 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 11, 2016(2016-01-11) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	McGill University
Occupation	Screenwriter

Stanley Mann (August 8, 1928 – January 11, 2016) was a Canadian screenwriter. Born in Toronto, Ontario,[1] he began his writing career in 1951 at CBC Radio, and was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the 1965 film The Collector,[2] based on the John Fowles novel of the same title. He worked in many different genres, but his best known credits included the horror sequel Damien - Omen II, the literary adaptations A High Wind in Jamaica, Eye of the Needle and Firestarter, and the sword-and-sorcery film Conan the Destroyer.

He was married to Florence Wood in the 1950s, while living and working in London, England.[3] Following their divorce in 1959, Wood married novelist Mordecai Richler,[3] who adopted Mann's son Daniel.[4]

He died on January 11, 2016.[5]

Partial filmography

• The Butler's Night Off (1951 - co-screenplay)
• Death of a Salesman (1957) (television)
• Another Time, Another Place (1958)
• The Mouse That Roared (1959 - co-screenplay)
• His and Hers (1961 - co-screenplay)
• The Mark (1961 - co-screenplay)
• Woman of Straw (1964 - co-screenplay)
• Up from the Beach (1965 - co-screenplay)
• The Collector (1965 - co-screenplay)
• A High Wind in Jamaica (1965 - co-screenplay)
• Rapture (1965)
• The Naked Runner (1967)
• The Strange Affair (1968 - co-screenplay)
• Fräulein Doktor (1969 - writer)
• Theatre of Blood (1973-idea)
• Russian Roulette (1975 - co-screenplay)
• Sky Riders (1976 - co-screenplay)
• Breaking Point (1976 - co-screenplay)
• Damien - Omen II (1978 - co-screenplay)
• Circle of Iron (1978 - co-screenplay)
• Meteor (1979 - co-screenplay)
• Eye of the Needle (1981)
• Draw! (1984)
• Firestarter (1984)
• Conan the Destroyer (1984)
• Tai-Pan (1986 - co-screenplay)
• Hanna's War (1988 - co-screenplay)

Actor

• Meteor (1979) - Canadian Representative
• Firestarter (1984) - Motel Owner (Last appearance)

References

1. Greg Gatenby, Toronto: A Literary Guide (1999).
2. Popculture website - accessed Jan 2011
3. Reinhold Kramer, Mordecai Richler: Leaving St Urbain. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. ISBN 9780773577954.
4. "The Apprenticeship of Daniel Richler" Archived 2015-02-03 at the Wayback Machine. Ryerson Review of Journalism, Spring 1987.
5. Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Stanley Mann Dies at 87

External links

• Stanley Mann at IMDb