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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.