Daniel P. Mannix

Daniel Pratt Mannix IV
Daniel P. Mannix with trained cheetah
Born	(1911-10-27)October 27, 1911 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Died	January 29, 1997(1997-01-29) (aged 85) East Whiteland, near Malvern, Pennsylvania, US
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Notable works	Step Right Up! (1951) Tales of the African Frontier with J.A. Hunter (1954) Those About to Die (1958) Black Cargoes with Malcolm Cowley (1962) All Creatures Great and Small (1963) The Fox and the Hound (1967)
Notable awards	Dutton Animal Book Award (1967) Athenaeum of Philadelphia literary award (1967) American Academy of Arts and Letters - Literature (1973)
Spouse	Jule Junker ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1977)​
Children	2

Daniel Pratt Mannix IV (October 27, 1911 – January 29, 1997) was an American writer, journalist, photographer, sideshow performer, stage magician, animal trainer, and filmmaker. One of his two best-known works is the 1958 book Those About to Die (republished in 2001 as The Way of the Gladiator), which was inspiration for the Ridley Scott film Gladiator in 2000 and the TV drama Those About to Die on Peacock. The other is the 1967 novel The Fox and the Hound, which was loosely adapted into an animated feature film by Walt Disney Productions in 1981.