Albert Mannheimer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Albert Mannheimer

American screenwriter

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1913

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1972

Profession: screenwriter, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Albert Mannheimer (9 March 1913, New York City, New York – 19 March 1972, Los Angeles County, California) was an American writer, principally of screenplays, including the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Born Yesterday, which screenplay also received the Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Comedy Award. He was a protégé of philosopher-novelist Ayn Rand in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
His relationship with Rand is covered in two recent (as of 2010) books - Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne C.
Heller and Goddess of the Market by Jennifer Burns.