At the time, Marshall had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.He died in June.
Viktor Frankls words have not only shaped me as a writer and an artist but as a human being.
Having the opportunity to adapt his seminal work is a dream come true.
Screenwriter J S Mayank, pictured, has stepped in to co-adapt ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ with Lesley Paterson after her husband and collaborator Simon Marshall died of cancer.Kate Cohen
Adding to the serendipity, Kate Cohen was my first mentor when I was a Tribeca fellow.
Paterson won a Best Adapted Screenplay BAFTA for her work, sharing it with co-writers Ian Stokell and Berger.
Paterson is represented by CAA, Principal Entertainment and Felker Toczek Suddleson.
He also directed, co-wrote and show-ran the six-part scripted audio seriesAmerica 2.0.
Mayank has been a Tribeca fellow, a Sony Diverse Writers fellow and a Rideback Rise Circle member.
He is repped by Culture Creative, Bellevue and Donaldson Callif Perez.
