Daniel Pratt Mannix IV was an American writer, journalist, photographer, sideshow performer, stage magician, animal trainer, and filmmaker. One of his two best-known works is the 1958 book Those About to Die, which was inspiration for the Ridley Scott film Gladiator in 2000 and the upcoming TV drama Those About to Die on Peacock. The other is the 1967 novel The Fox and the Hound, which was loosely adapted into an animated feature film by Walt Disney Productions in 1981.
Daniel P. Mannix with trained cheetah
Dustjacket illustration by Leo Hershfield for Step Right Up by Daniel P. Mannix, Harper & Brothers, 1951.
Dustjacket illustration by Adolph LeMoult for A Sporting Chance by Daniel P. Mannix, E. P. Dutton, 1967.
Dustjacket illustration by Leonard Shortall for The Outcasts by Daniel P. Mannix, E.P. Dutton, 1965.
Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott and written by David Franzoni, John Logan, and William Nicholson. It stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Tomas Arana, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel, Richard Harris, and Tommy Flanagan.
Pollice Verso by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Image: Russell Crowe 1999
Image: Joaquin Phoenix at Cannes 2000
