Albert Mannheimer

Albert Mannheimer (9 March 1913, in New York City, New York – 19 March 1972, in Los Angeles County, California) was an American writer, principally of screenplays,^{[citation needed]} including the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for Born Yesterday,^[1] 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^[update]) books - Ayn Rand and the World She Made by Anne C. Heller and Goddess of the Market by Jennifer Burns.

Selected work

• Broadway Melody of 1940 - uncredited work
• Song of the Open Road
• Three Daring Daughters
• Born Yesterday
• Bloodhounds of Broadway
• Gidget (television series)
• Love on a Rooftop