Background
Manelli, Donald Dean was born on October 20, 1936 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Daniel Anthony and Mignon Marie (Dean) Manelli.
Manelli, Donald Dean was born on October 20, 1936 in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Daniel Anthony and Mignon Marie (Dean) Manelli.
Bachelor, U. Notre Dame, 1959.
Communications specialist, Jewel Companies, Melrose Park, Illinois, 1959; script writer, Coronet Films, Chicago, 1960-1962; freelance writer, Chicago, 1962-1963; creative director, Fred A. Niles Communications Centers, Chicago, 1963-1967; senior writer Wild Kingdom, NBC-television, Chicago, 1967-1970; freelance film writer, producer, Chicago, 1970-1976; president, Donald Manelli & Associations, Inc., Chicago and Paris, since 1976.
Member Writers Guild American.
Married Susan Linda Allen, June 16, 1964 (divorced August 1973). Children: Daniel, Lisa.