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  1. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k ə w ɪ t s /; 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 Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950), the latter of which was ...

  2. Apr 24, 2024 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz (born February 11, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died February 5, 1993, Mount Kisco, New York) was an American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his witty, literary, urbane dialogue and memorable characters. He worked with many of Hollywood ’s major stars and earned the reputation of being a ...

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  4. Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Writer: All About Eve. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on February 11, 1909, Joseph Leo Mankiewicz first worked for the movies as a translator of intertitles, employed by Paramount in Berlin, the UFA's American distributor at the time (1928).

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  5. Apr 2, 2014 · QUICK FACTS. Name: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Birth Year: 1909. Birth date: February 11, 1909. Birth State: Pennsylvania. Birth City: Wilkes-Barre. Birth Country: United States. Gender: Male. Best ...

  6. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz 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 Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950), the latter of which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won six.

  7. Dec 4, 2020 · Mankiewicz was the son of German-Jewish parents who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and spent most of his early years in New York City. He has been far from the only noted ...