Shimon Wincelberg

Television writer

Shimon Wincelberg

Born| 26 September 1924
Kiel, Germany
Died| 29 September 2004
Los Angeles
Pen name| Simon Wincelberg; Simon Winvelberg; S. Bar-David; Shimon Bar-David
Occupation| Television script writer, Playwright, Short story writer
Nationality| American
Spouse| Anita 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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Shimon Wincelberg at IMDb
* Shimon Wincelberg at Memory Alpha

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