Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ˈmæŋkəwɪts/ MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz...
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essays about Joseph L. Mankiewicz: Dick, Bernard F. (1983). Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Twayne Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8057-9291-1. Geist, Kenneth L. (1978). Pictures...
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(daughter of Joseph) Francis Mankiewicz (1944–1993), Canadian filmmaker, second cousin once removed to Herman J. Mankiewicz and Joseph L. Mankiewicz...
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Austrian-born actress Rose Stradner and the celebrated screenwriter/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, son of German-Jewish immigrants. In 1950, his father, after winning...
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father accepted a teaching position. In 1909, Herman's brother, Joseph L. Mankiewicz—who later became a successful writer, producer, and director—was...
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screenwriter, producer, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and the brother of NBC News reporter Josh Mankiewicz. He attended Georgetown Day School for...
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grandson of famed screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz and grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. He is the older brother of radio...
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William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
American film adaptation of the Shakespearean play, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by John Houseman for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It stars Marlon...
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Kane. His uncle, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, directed such films as All About Eve and Cleopatra. His brother was television writer Don Mankiewicz. They grew up...
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People Will Talk (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
romantic comedy/drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the German play by Curt...
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A Letter to Three Wives (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern. The film...
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replied, "Don't worry, I'll cut you down to my size." In another, Joseph L. Mankiewicz reportedly said, "Don't worry, Kate, he'll cut you down to size."...
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Cleopatra (1963 film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
American epic historical drama film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with a screenplay adapted by Mankiewicz, Ranald MacDougall and Sidney Buchman from the...
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Woman of the Year (category Films produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
work on the rewritten ending by John Lee Mahin), and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The film's plot is about the relationship between Tess Harding—an...
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Carol for Another Christmas (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
2012. The film was the only television program ever directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and contained Peter Sellers' first performance after recovering...
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970 film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Western film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda. It was the only western made by Mankiewicz. It was written by David...
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The Barefoot Contessa (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas...
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writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's A Letter to Three Wives (1949), left a mark, although Ritter was again uncredited. Mankiewicz kept Ritter in mind...
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No Way Out (1950 film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
No Way Out is a 1950 American crime drama film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Sidney Poitier in his film debut, alongside Richard Widmark...
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All About Eve (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short...
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Dragonwyck (film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited), from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the novel...
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Guys and Dolls (film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the screenplay. The film is based on the 1950 Broadway...
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Godfather trilogy, winning for the second film. John Ford (1940–1941), Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1949–1950), and Alejandro González Iñárritu (2014–2015) are the...
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The Keys of the Kingdom (film) (category Films produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
by Nunnally Johnson, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, and Vincent Price, and tells...
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5 Fingers (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
also as Five Fingers, is a 1952 American spy film noir directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Otto Lang. The screenplay written by Michael Wilson...
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won six Oscars, including Best Picture, and earned writer/director Joseph L. Mankiewicz his second consecutive Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay...
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their inception. The first person to win twice in this category was Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who won the award in two consecutive years, 1949 and 1950. Others...
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Suddenly, Last Summer (film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Williams. The film was shot in England and Spain. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Sam Spiegel from a screenplay by Gore Vidal and Williams...
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Red Cross. Young was the first wife of writer-director-producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz, with whom she had a son, Eric. She was next married to publisher...
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Sleuth (1972 film) (category Films directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Sleuth is a 1972 mystery thriller film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. The screenplay by playwright Anthony...
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