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  1. Wolf Mankowitz. Cyril Wolf Mankowitz (7 November 1924 – 20 May 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. He is particularly known for three novels— Make Me an Offer (1952), A Kid for Two Farthings (1953) and My Old Man's a Dustman —and other plays, historical studies, and the screenplays for many successful films which ...

  2. Wolf Mankowitz was a British playwright, screenwriter and novelist who wrote several musicals and films, including Casino Royale and The Day the Earth Caught Fire. He was also a theatrical impresario and introduced Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, the producers of the James Bond films.

    • November 7, 1924
    • May 20, 1998
  3. Wolf Mankowitz (1924-1998) was a prolific and successful playwright, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote several musicals, films and TV shows, including Casino Royale, The Day the Earth Caught Fire and Expresso Bongo.

    • January 1, 1
    • Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
    • January 1, 1
    • County Cork, Ireland
  4. Wolf Mankowitz was born in Fashion Street in Spitalfields in the East End of London, the heart of London's Jewish community, of Russian Jewish descent. He was educated at Downing College, Cambridge having received a scholarship as a result of his developing skills as a writer. His Jewish background provided rich material for his most successful ...

  5. An intriguing sentiment from a lifelong atheist and non-Zionist. For many Jews of a certain age, the name of Wolf Mankowitz is most indelibly associated with the 1953 film, A Kid For Two Farthings ...

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  7. May 28, 1998 · Wolf Mankowitz, a writer of eclectic interests whose prolific output extended to novels, plays, television drama and films, died on May 20 in County Cork, Ireland, where he lived. He was 73. When ...

  8. May 22, 1998 · Wolf Mankowitz was a prolific and versatile writer who worked in various genres and media, from novels and plays to film scripts and antique porcelain. He was born in London's East End in 1924 and died in Ireland in 1998.

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