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All 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 story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit.
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Mar 19, 2020 · It is precisely because the real story of All About Eve is not the particular, indeed now rather old-fashioned story of a contest for supremacy between Broadway actresses (one on the wane, one on the rise) but the eternal, universal story of sibling rivalry (even that between supposed “sisters”, as women who are close friends often describe ...
Feb 7, 2022 · Filmmaker Joseph L. Mankiewicz had a historic career in Hollywood, but the path that led him to All About Eve is one that's filled with sorrow.
Jul 18, 2024 · All About Eve, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, was based on a short story and later radio play, both entitled The Wisdom of Eve and written by Mary Orr.
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The original short story "The Wisdom of Eve," by Mary Orr, appeared in Cosmopolitan magazine in May 1946, and was produced as a radio drama for NBC. IMDB ; The short story was based on a true incident Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner (often called the "Garbo of the stage") told Orr about the 1943 Broadway production of The Two Mrs. Carrolls ...
Aug 26, 2015 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1950 backstage showbiz drama All About Eve set a record for Oscar nominations—14 in all—that has since only been matched by 1997’s Titanic, but never beaten. Even ...
Jul 15, 2020 · Written and directed by the American Jewish filmmaker Joseph L. Mankiewicz, “All About Eve” was adapted from a short story inspired by an ambitious young actress who exploited the Austrian...
