Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Also known as Joseph Leo Mankiewicz, Joseph Mankiewicz

American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)

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Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1909, he began his work period in 1929. He was educated at Stuyvesant High School and Columbia University. Mankiewicz spoke German and English. He was married to Rose Stradner and had a son named Tom Mankiewicz and a sibling named Herman J. Mankiewicz.

Mankiewicz received the Writers Guild of America Award, the Directors Guild of America Award, and Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Writing Original Screenplay, Best Writing Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture. His works are held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. He is recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection and the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection. Mankiewicz died of myocardial infarction in Bedford in 1993.

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ˈmæŋkəwɪts/ MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American filmmaker. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over narration and narrative flashbacks. Also known as an actor's director, Mankiewicz directed several prominent actors, including Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and…

Known for

Backstory: 'All About Eve' — Self (archive footage)2000
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker — Self1991
Night of 100 Stars III — Self1990
Hello Actors Studio — Self1988
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton — Self1988
W.C. Fields: Straight Up — Self1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self1986
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey — Self1985
All About Mankiewicz — Self1983
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano — Self1983

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Joseph
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Wilkes-Barre
Place of death: Bedford
Child: Tom Mankiewicz
Sibling: Herman J. Mankiewicz
Occupation: director
Educated at: Stuyvesant High School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Image: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950).jpg

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cause of death: myocardial infarction
date of birth: 1909-02-11
date of death: 1993-02-05
manner of death: natural causes
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture
Commons category: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
name in native language: Joseph Leo Mankiewicz
start of work period: 1929-00-00
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Mankiewicz studied at Columbia University and graduated in 1928. He moved to Europe, where he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and translated German intertitles into English for UFA. On the advice of his screenwriter brother Herman, Mankiewicz moved back to the United States and was hired by Paramount Pictures as a dialogue writer. He then became a screenwriter, writing for numerous films starring Jack Oakie. He next moved to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he served as a producer for several films, including The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Woman of the Year (1942). Mankiewicz left MGM after a dispute with Louis B. Mayer.

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