Mann Rubin

Born in Brooklyn on December 11, 1927, Mann Rubin became an American screenwriter whose work ranged across film, television, comics, and short fiction. Reports on his career note that he served in the U.S. Army, studied at New York University, and began writing early in the television era before building a long career in Hollywood.

He is especially remembered for screenplays including The Best of Everything (1959), Brainstorm (1965), Warning Shot (1967), The First Deadly Sin (1980), and The Human Shield (1991). Alongside his film work, he wrote for many television series and was known as a dependable writer in crime, suspense, and dramatic storytelling.

Later in his career, he taught screenwriting in the cinema and television department at the University of Southern California for more than a decade. He died on October 12, 2013, in West Hills, California, after a long illness.