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Born February 11, 1909. Died February 5, 1993 (83) Add to list. Won 4 Oscars. 21 wins & 26 nominations total. Photos 25. Known for. All About Eve. 8.2. Writer. 1950. Cleopatra. 7.0. Writer. 1963. A Letter to Three Wives. 7.7. Writer. 1949. Sleuth.
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See Mankiewicz family. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz ( / ˈmæŋkəwɪts /; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 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 ...
Apr 24, 2024 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his witty, urbane dialogue and memorable characters. He earned the reputation of being a talented actor’s director in such movies as No Way Out; All About Eve; The Barefoot Contessa; Guys and Dolls; Suddenly, Last Summer; and Sleuth.
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Aug 29, 2011 · The Harvard Film Archive is pleased to offer this complete retrospective of Joseph L. Mankiewicz's twenty feature films as a rare opportunity to reconsider a simultaneously foundational and iconoclastic artist of the American cinema.
Feb 5, 1993 · Biography. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of the Oscar-winning All About Eve (1950). He was brother to screenwriter and drama critic Herman J. Mankiewicz who also won an Oscar for co-writing Citizen Kane (1941).
