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Abby Mann

Highest Rated: 100% The Detective (1968)

Lowest Rated: 55% Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Birthday: Dec 1, 1927

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

This "Golden Age" TV writer has branched out to become an extremely successful producer as well. 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.

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Highest-Rated Movies

100% 47% The Detective Watchlist 93% 93% Judgment at Nuremberg Watchlist 92% 73% A Child Is Waiting Watchlist 63% 76% Ship of Fools Watchlist 55% 65% Report to the Commissioner Watchlist 71% King Watchlist 78% 10,000 Black Men Named George Watchlist 57% Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Watchlist

Filmography

Movies TV Shows
10,000 Black Men Named George 78% 2002 Executive Producer Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story 57% 2002 Executive Producer, Writer King 71% 1978 Director Report to the Commissioner 55% 65% 1975 Screenwriter The Detective 100% 47% 1968 Screenwriter Ship of Fools 63% 76% 1965 Screenwriter A Child Is Waiting 92% 73% 1963 Screenwriter Judgment at Nuremberg 93% 93% 1961 Screenwriter
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