Mann Rubin

'''Mann Rubin''' (December 11, 1927 – October 12, 2013) was an American film and television screenwriter, whose credits included ''The Best of Everything'' in 1959, ''Brainstorm'' in 1965, ''Warning Shot'' in 1967, ''The First Deadly Sin'' in 1980, and ''The Human Shield'' in 1991.<ref name=variety>{{cite news|first=Carmel|last=Dagan|title=Mann Rubin, Screenwriter of 'First Deadly Sin,' Dies at 85 |url=https://variety.com/2013/more/people-news/mann-rubin-screenwriter-of-first-deadly-sin-dies-at-85-1200735574/ |work=Variety |date=2013-10-17 |accessdate=2013-11-03}}</ref><ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Barnes|title=Screenwriter Mann Rubin Dies at 86 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/screenwriter-mann-rubin-dies-sinatra-649349 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2013-10-17 |accessdate=2013-11-03}}</ref> He also taught screenwriting within the cinema and TV department at the University of Southern California for more than ten years.<ref name=thr/>

==Early life== Rubin was born in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name=variety/> He served in the United States Army from 1945 until 1947 before completing his Bachelor of Arts degree at New York University in 1952.<ref name=variety/>

==Career== He initially worked as a science fiction writer for DC Comics. His writing credits at DC Comics included ''Mystery in Space'' and ''Strange Adventures''.<ref name=variety/> Rubin later published stories in ''Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine''.<ref name=variety/> He would later pen the screenplay for an episode of ''The Alfred Hitchcock Hour''.<ref name=variety/>

Rubin penned scripts for dozens of television series between the 1950s and 1990s.<ref name=variety/> His work in television began in the late 1940s with the CBS anthology series, ''Studio One in Hollywood'', and ''Tales of Tomorrow'', which aired on ABC.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/> His numerous television credits included episodes of ''Dynasty'', ''The F.B.I.'', ''The Feather and Father Gang'', ''The Fugitive'', ''Mannix'', ''Mission: Impossible'', ''The Mod Squad'', ''Perry Mason'', ''Quincy, M.E.'', ''The Rockford Files'', ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', and ''Starsky & Hutch''.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/> His later television series was the short-lived reboot of ''Dragnet'' in 1990.<ref name=variety/><ref>[http://www.stefaniepowersonline.com/featherepisodes.htm stefaniepowersonline.com The Feather and Father Gang]</ref>

Rubin was also active in feature film. Rubin and Edith Sommer co-wrote the 1959 Jean Negulesco film, ''The Best of Everything'', which they adapted from the 1958 novel of the same name by Rona Jaffe.<ref name=variety/> Rubin also adapted the 1980 film, ''The First Deadly Sin'', from a novel by Lawrence Sanders.<ref name=variety/> ''The First Deadly Sin'', which starred Frank Sinatra and Faye Dunaway, marked Sinatra's last major film role.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/>

In more recent years, Rubin wrote the scripts for two short films. He co-wrote ''A Nice Touch'', a 2012 short directed by Richard Jones, which starred Scottish actor, Dougray Scott.<ref name=variety/> Rubin's last short film, ''A Lasting Impression'', which stars Tanna Frederick, will debut at various film festivals in 2014.<ref name=variety/>

==Death== Mann Rubin died of a long illness on October 12, 2013, in West Hills, California, at the age of 85.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Gutenberg author | id=34245| name=Mann Rubin}} * {{IMDb name|id=0748111|name=Mann Rubin}}

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