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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 ...
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 (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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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.'
Feb 6, 1993 · Two-Writer Family. Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was born on Feb. 11, 1909, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the third child of Frank Mankiewicz and the former Johanna Blumenau, both immigrants from Germany. His ...
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Feb 6, 1993 · Feb. 6, 1993 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the witty writer who became a director and won Academy Awards for both disciplines in such classic films as “A Letter to Three ...
