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Shimon Wincelberg

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Shimon Wincelberg
Born26 September 1924
Kiel, Germany
Died29 September 2004
Los Angeles
Pen nameSimon Wincelberg; Simon Winvelberg; S. Bar-David; Shimon Bar-David
OccupationTelevision script writer, Playwright, Short story writer
NationalityAmerican
SpouseAnita Wincelberg

Shimon Wincelberg (26 September 1924 – 29 September 2004) was a television writer and Broadway playwright. He wrote the 1959 Broadway play Kataki starring Sessue Hayakawa and Ben Piazza.

Early life

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Wincelberg was born in Kiel, Germany. His family fled Nazi Germany, arriving in the United States in the late 1930s.

Career

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Wincelberg began his career as a writer in 1953 when he sold his first short story. He continued to write stories for a variety of publications including Harper's Bazaar, The New Yorker, and Punch. He wrote many plays, including the Broadway play Kataki, which was based on his own experience in Army intelligence during World War II.[1] He wrote another play in 1962 called Windows of Heaven which premiered at Stockholm's Royal Dramatic Theater.[2] He also wrote books, some with his wife Anita, who was also a writer. He also wrote many television shows during the 1960s and 1970s, often using pseudonyms such as "Simon Wincelberg", "Simon Winvelberg", "S. Bar-David", and "Shimon Bar-David", meaning "Shimon son of David" in Hebrew. He invented the Vulcan Mindmeld in the script for "Dagger of the Mind", which aired during the first season of Star Trek.

Jewish identity

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Wincelberg was a mentor for Orthodox Jews working in Hollywood. His scripts often included Jewish themes, and depicted Jewish rituals and Jewish religious law with accuracy.

Filmography

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He wrote or co-wrote over 100 scripts for episodes[1] of the following television series:

Films

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Year Film Credit Notes
1953 Fighter Attack Written By
1956 On the Threshold of Space Written By Co-Wrote screenplay with "Francis Cockrell"
1961 Der Feind Written By Television Movie
1967 Kataki: Der Feind Story By Based on the play
1970 Cold Sweat Screenplay By Based on the novel "Ride the Nightmare" by "Richard Matheson"
1980 Farewell to the Planet of the Apes Written By Television Movie
1996 Pepolino und der Schatz der Meerjungfrau Screenplay By Based on the book By "Irene Rodrian", Co-Wrote screenplay with "József Nepp" and "Irene Rodrian"

Television

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Year TV Series Credit Notes
1953 Fireside Theatre Writer 1 Episode
1954 Medallion Theatre Writer 1 Episode
1958 Kraft Television Theatre Writer 1 Episode
1958-63 Have Gun - Will Travel Writer, Actor 24 Episodes
1959 The Rebel Writer 1 Episode
1960 Johnny Staccato Writer 1 Episode
Shirley Temple's Storybook Writer 1 Episode
1961 The Tall Man Writer 1 Episode
Target: The Corruptors! Writer 1 Episode
1961-63 Naked City Writer 6 Episodes
1962 Frontier Circus Writer 2 Episodes
General Electric Theater Writer 1 Episode
The Law and Mr. Jones Writer 1 Episode
87th Precinct Writer 1 Episode
1962-63 The Lloyd Bridges Show Writer 2 Episodes
1963 Rawhide Writer 1 Episode
Route 66 Writer 2 Episodes
Sam Benedict Writer 1 Episode
1963-64 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters Writer 4 Episodes
1964 Breaking Point Writer 1 Episode
Channing Writer 1 Episode
1964-74 Gunsmoke Writer 4 Episodes
1965 Lost in Space Writer 7 Episodes
Voyage to the Bottom Of the Sea Writer 1 Episode
1966 Combat! Writer 1 Episode
T.H.E. Cat Writer 1 Episode
The Time Tunnel Writer 1 Episode
1966-67 Star Trek Writer 2 Episodes, as well as a script for the aborted 1977 Star Trek: Phase II series
The Wild Wild West Writer 2 Episodes
1967 Custer Writer 4 Episodes
1968 Garrison's Gorillas Writer 1 Episode
1969 The Name of the Game Writer 1 Episode
1969-70 Medical Center Writer 5 Episodes
1969-75 Mannix Writer 6 Episodes
1970 The Immortal Writer 2 Episodes
1971 The Most Deadly Game Writer 1 Episode
Nichols Writer 3 Episodes
1972 Longstreet Writer 1 Episode
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law Writer 1 Episode
1972-73 Hec Ramsey Writer 2 Episodes
1973 The Magician Writer 1 Episode
The Starlost Writer 1 Episode
1974 Devlin Writer
The New Perry Mason Writer 1 Episode
Planet of the Apes Writer 1 Episode
1975 Bronk Writer 1 Episode
1975-76 Police Woman Writer 5 Episodes
1977 Logan's Run Writer 1 Episode
Serpico Writer 1 Episode
1978 Man from Atlantis Writer 1 Episode
1979 Supertrain Writer 1 Episode
The Paper Chase Writer 1 Episode
Trapper John, M.D. Writer 2 Episodes
1980 Hagen Writer
1982 Dynasty Writer 3 Episodes
1987 Mariah Writer 1 Episode
1997 Law & Order Writer 1 Episode

Death

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Wincelberg died on 19 September 2004 of an undisclosed illness in a nursing home in Los Angeles at the age of 80.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Shimon Wincelberg TV Writer ..." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
  2. ^ "S. Wincelberg, 80; Playwright Also Wrote TV Scripts". Los Angeles Times. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
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