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    Joseph L. Mankiewicz

    American film director, screenwriter, and producer

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    • Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Biography, Movies, Assessment, and ...

      Oscars for best screenplay and best director

      • A Letter to Three Wives received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Mankiewicz won Oscars for best screenplay and best director—the first time a director won in both categories simultaneously.
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  1. Academy Awards, USA. 1973 Nominee Oscar. Best Director. Sleuth. 1955 Nominee Oscar. Best Writing, Story and Screenplay. The Barefoot Contessa. 1953 Nominee Oscar. Best Director.

    • February 11, 1909
    • February 5, 1993
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  3. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in consecutive years for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950), the latter of which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six.

  4. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950) brought him wide recognition along with two Academy Awards for each as a writer and a director, seven years after his elder brother Herman J. Mankiewicz won Best Screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941).

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    • Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
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    • Bedford, New York, USA
  5. Aug 6, 2024 · In additon to Mankiewicz’s sharp script, the film boasted deft performances. A Letter to Three Wives received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Mankiewicz won Oscars for best screenplay and best director—the first time a director won in both categories simultaneously.

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  6. Apr 23, 2014 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz Wins Best Director: 1951 Oscars. Leo McCarey presents the Oscar for Directing to Joseph L. Mankiewicz for "All about Eve" at the 23rd Academy Awards. Hosted by Fred...

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  7. Joseph L. Mankiewicz: bio, photos, awards, nominations and more at Emmys.com.

  8. Apr 2, 2014 · The film earned 14 Academy Award nominations and scored six, including Best Picture, with Mankiewicz also winning for his direction and screenplay. Later Career and Death. Mankiewicz had...