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Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Herman J. Mankiewicz

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Also known as Herman Jacob Mankiewicz, Herman Mankiewicz, Mank

American screenwriter (1897-1953)

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953; New York City) was an American screenwriter, who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Earlier, he was the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the drama critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker. Alexander Woollcott said that Herman Mankiewicz was the "funniest man in New York". Both…

Known for

  • The Mad Dog of Europe — Self (archive footage)2026
  • The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996
  • The Complete 'Citizen Kane'1991
  • Citizen Kane — Newspaperman (uncredited)1941
  • The Front Page — Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)1931
  • The Mating Call — Newspaperman1928

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Instance of
human
Given name
Herman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
English language
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Herman J. Mankiewicz
date of birth
1897-11-07
date of death
1953-03-05
cause of death
kidney failure
start of work period
1926-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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