June 1, 2009 – Author and activist Lynn Santer (pictured left with Alby Mangels at the “Paws and Claws” benefit gala) has just made the following exciting announcement:
A deal has been struck with Alby Mangels based on Lynn Santer’s authorized biography to prepare a major feature movie screenplay with veteran Hollywood producer, Paul Mason. All feedback, comments and suggestions from Alby’s fans are encouraged.
More about producer Paul Mason: A graduate of Northwestern University, Mr. Mason has twice been awarded Fame Magazine’s Critic Award for writing and producing the best television detective series (MacMillian and Wife), has been nominated for the Emmy for best television series, (Ironside), and prodced the series which won the first Image Award from NAACP, (Ironside).
Mr. Mason has been a writer and a producer in the industry for more than 30 years. Some of his screenplays include cult classic “King Kong vs. Godzilla,” “Angel Baby,” “The Ladies Club,” “Action in the North Atlantic,” and “To Die in Paris.” Recently, he was the Executive Producer of “The Amityville Horror,” “Night of the Living Dead,” and “The Road from Elephant Pass.” His successful television series, in addition to Ironside, and McMillan and Wife include Chico and The Man, Welcome Back Kotter, Chips and It Takes a Thief.
Mr. Mason became interested in “Hachiko” when his producing partner,Vicky Shigekuni Wong, introduced him to the inspiring story of Japan’s most faithful dog. Together with Ms. Wong, Mr. Mason developed the story and hired Stephen P. Lindsey to work with them on the story and screenplay.
As Senior Vice-President of Production at Viacom and Showtime for over 10 years, Mr. Mason was responsible for $300 million dollars in annual production. He analyzed costs for all projects produced by Viacom and Showtime productions, set the financial guidelines in accordance with the finance department, hired the necessary personal to produce the projects and supervised them to completion. His results were within plus or minus 1% of his estimates. Paul Mason has recently achieved success with his book “Producing for Hollywood: A guide for the Independent Producer,” which has become a standard at most Film Schools.
