# Mann Rubin

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'''Mann Rubin''' (December 11, 1927 – October 12, 2013) was an American [film](/source/film) and television [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter), whose credits included ''[The Best of Everything](/source/The_Best_of_Everything_(1959_film))'' in 1959, ''[Brainstorm](/source/Brainstorm_(1965_film))'' in 1965, ''[Warning Shot](/source/Warning_Shot_(1967_film))'' in 1967, ''[The First Deadly Sin](/source/The_First_Deadly_Sin)'' in 1980, and ''[The Human Shield](/source/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](/source/Variety_(magazine)) |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](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) |date=2013-10-17 |accessdate=2013-11-03}}</ref> He also taught [screenwriting](/source/screenwriting) within the [cinema](/source/film) and TV department at the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) for more than ten years.<ref name=thr/>

==Early life==
Rubin was born in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York).<ref name=variety/> He served in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) from 1945 until 1947 before completing his [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree at [New York University](/source/New_York_University) in 1952.<ref name=variety/>

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

Rubin penned scripts for dozens of [television series](/source/television_series) between the 1950s and 1990s.<ref name=variety/> His work in television began in the late 1940s with the [CBS](/source/CBS) [anthology series](/source/anthology_series), ''[Studio One in Hollywood](/source/Studio_One_in_Hollywood)'', and ''[Tales of Tomorrow](/source/Tales_of_Tomorrow)'', which aired on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company).<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/> His numerous television credits included episodes of ''[Dynasty](/source/Dynasty_(1981_TV_series))'',  ''[The F.B.I.](/source/The_F.B.I._(TV_series))'', ''[The Feather and Father Gang](/source/The_Feather_and_Father_Gang)'', ''[The Fugitive](/source/The_Fugitive_(1963_TV_series))'', ''[Mannix](/source/Mannix)'', ''[Mission: Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series))'', ''[The Mod Squad](/source/The_Mod_Squad)'', ''[Perry Mason](/source/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series))'', ''[Quincy, M.E.](/source/Quincy%2C_M.E.)'', ''[The Rockford Files](/source/The_Rockford_Files)'', ''[The Six Million Dollar Man](/source/The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man)'', and ''[Starsky & Hutch](/source/Starsky_%26_Hutch)''.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/> His later television series was the short-lived reboot of ''[Dragnet](/source/List_of_Dragnet_episodes_(1989_series))'' 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](/source/feature_film). Rubin and [Edith Sommer](/source/Edith_Sommer) co-wrote the 1959 [Jean Negulesco](/source/Jean_Negulesco) film, ''[The Best of Everything](/source/The_Best_of_Everything_(1959_film))'', which they [adapted](/source/film_adaptation) from the 1958 [novel of the same name](/source/The_Best_of_Everything_(novel)) by [Rona Jaffe](/source/Rona_Jaffe).<ref name=variety/> Rubin also adapted the 1980 film, ''[The First Deadly Sin](/source/The_First_Deadly_Sin)'', from a [novel](/source/novel) by [Lawrence Sanders](/source/Lawrence_Sanders).<ref name=variety/> ''The First Deadly Sin'', which starred [Frank Sinatra](/source/Frank_Sinatra) and [Faye Dunaway](/source/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 film](/source/short_film)s. He co-wrote ''[A Nice Touch](/source/A_Nice_Touch)'', a 2012 short directed by Richard Jones, which starred Scottish actor, [Dougray Scott](/source/Dougray_Scott).<ref name=variety/> Rubin's last short film, ''A Lasting Impression'', which stars [Tanna Frederick](/source/Tanna_Frederick), will debut at various [film festival](/source/film_festival)s in 2014.<ref name=variety/>

==Death==
Mann Rubin died of a long illness on October 12, 2013, in [West Hills, California](/source/West_Hills%2C_California), at the age of 85.<ref name=variety/><ref name=thr/>

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

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