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Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k ə w ɪ t s / MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Aug 6, 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.
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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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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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- February 5, 1993
Apr 2, 2014 · Joseph L. Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, director and producer known for writing hit movies such as 'All About Eve,' 'A Letter to Three Wives' and 'Cleopatra.'
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.
Apr 15, 2005 · Despite an oeuvre comprising only 20 feature films, Joseph L. Mankiewicz explored a number of genres and styles in his work: gothic (Dragonwyck, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Suddenly, Last Summer); film noir (Somewhere in the Night); musical comedy (Guys and Dolls); Shavian comedy (All About Eve, People Will Talk); Shakespearean tragedy (Julius ...
