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name: "Wolf Mankowitz"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "7 November 1924"
died: "20 May 1998"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T11:53:03.555758+00:00"
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# Wolf Mankowitz

Writer. Born 7 November 1924 in London, England. Died 20 May 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 7 November 1924, London, England
- **Died:** 20 May 1998
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_Mankowitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8029867, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0542554/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/29663

## Biography

Wolf Mankowitz was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. Born Cyril Wolf Mankowitz on 7 November 1924 in the East End of London, he was educated at East Ham Grammar School and Downing College, Cambridge.

He published several novels in the 1950s, including *Make Me an Offer* (1952) and *A Kid for Two Farthings* (1953), and wrote the book for the musical *Expresso Bongo* (1958). His screenplays include *The Day the Earth Caught Fire* (1961), *The Millionairess* (1960) and *Casino Royale* (1967). He also contributed to the script for *Dr. No* (1962) without credit.

Mankowitz died on 20 May 1998 in County Cork, Ireland.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Casino Royale* (1967), Fi1m 50, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Almonds and Raisins* (1984), Writer
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, Writer
- *Dickens of London* (1976), series, Writer
- *The Battle of Sutjeska* (1973), Writer
- *The Hireling* (1973), Screenplay
- *Treasure Island* (1972), Adaptation
- *Black Beauty* (1971), Screenplay
- *Bloomfield* (1970), Producer, Screenplay
- *One Pair of Eyes* (1967), series, Acting
- *The 25th Hour* (1967), Writer
- *Casino Royale* (1967), Screenplay — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/casino-royale-1967.md)
- *Where the Spies Are* (1966), Screenplay
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, Writer
- *Waltz of the Toreadors* (1962), Writer
- *The Day the Earth Caught Fire* (1961), Writer
- *The Long and the Short and the Tall* (1961), Screenplay
- *The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll* (1960), Screenplay
- *The Millionairess* (1960), Screenplay
- *Expresso Bongo* (1959), Sandwich Man, Writer, Screenplay
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, Writer
- *Trapeze* (1956), Writer
- *The Bespoke Overcoat* (1955), Screenplay
- *A Kid for Two Farthings* (1955), Screenplay, Novel
- *Make Me an Offer!* (1954), Novel

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