- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- February 11, 1909
- Place of Birth
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- February 5, 1993
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ˈmæŋkəwɪts/ MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American filmmaker. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over narration and narrative flashbacks. Also known as an actor's director, Mankiewicz directed several prominent actors, including Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor, to several of their memorable onscreen performances. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Mankiewicz studied at Columbia University and graduated in 1928. He moved overseas to Europe, where he worked as a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and translated German intertitles into English for UFA. On the advice of his screenwriter brother Herman, Mankiewicz moved back to the United States, and was hired by Paramount Pictures as a dialogue writer. He then became a screenwrit…
Filmography
movieNational Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019 · Writer
moviePleins feux
2017 · Original Film Writer
movieStardust: The Bette Davis Story
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieBackstory: 'All About Eve'
2000 · Self (archive footage)
moviePleins feux
1992 · Original Film Writer
moviePreminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991 · Self
movieNight of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
movieHello Actors Studio
1988 · Self
movieIn from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988 · Self
movieThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986 · Self
movieW.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986 · Self
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1985 · Original Film Writer
movieGeorge Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985 · Self
movieAll About Mankiewicz
1983 · Self
movieBette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983 · Self
tvThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
movieSleuth
1972 · Director
movieThere Was a Crooked Man...
1970 · Director, Producer
movieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Director
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
movieThe Honey Pot
1967 · Director, Screenplay
movieCarol for Another Christmas
1964 · Director, Producer
movieCleopatra
1963 · Director, Screenplay
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieSuddenly, Last Summer
1959 · Director
movieThe Quiet American
1958 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieGuys and Dolls
1955 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Barefoot Contessa
1954 · Director, Writer
movieJulius Caesar
1953 · Director, Screenplay
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
movie5 Fingers
1952 · Director
moviePeople Will Talk
1951 · Director, Writer
The Screen Director
movieThe Screen Director
1951 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieAll About Eve
1950 · Director, Screenplay
movieNo Way Out
1950 · Director, Writer
movieHouse of Strangers
1949 · Director
movieA Letter to Three Wives
1949 · Director, Screenplay
movieThe Pirate
1948 · Additional Writing
movieEscape
1948 · Director
movieThe Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Director
movieThe Late George Apley
1947 · Director
movieSomewhere in the Night
1946 · Director, Screenplay
movieDragonwyck
1946 · Director, Writer
movieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944 · Screenplay, Producer
movieReunion in France
1942 · Producer
movieCairo
1942 · Producer
movieWoman of the Year
1942 · Producer
movieThe Feminine Touch
1941 · Producer
movieThe Wild Man of Borneo
1941 · Producer
movieThe Philadelphia Story
1940 · Producer
movieStrange Cargo
1940 · Producer
movieThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939 · Producer
movieA Christmas Carol
1938 · Producer
movieThe Shining Hour
1938 · Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Shopworn Angel
1938 · Producer
movieThree Comrades
1938 · Producer
movieMannequin
1938 · Producer, Additional Writing
movieDouble Wedding
1937 · Producer
movieThe Bride Wore Red
1937 · Producer, Additional Writing, Story
movieLove on the Run
1936 · Producer
movieThe Gorgeous Hussy
1936 · Producer
movieFury
1936 · Producer
movieThree Godfathers
1936 · Producer, Writer
movieI Live My Life
1935 · Screenplay
movieForsaking All Others
1934 · Screenplay
movieOur Daily Bread
1934 · Dialogue
movieManhattan Melodrama
1934 · Screenplay
movieAlice in Wonderland
1933 · Screenplay
movieToo Much Harmony
1933 · Story
movieEmergency Call
1933 · Screenplay
movieDiplomaniacs
1933 · Writer, Original Story
movieIf I Had a Million
1932 · Writer, Adaptation, Story
movieNight After Night
1932 · Writer
movieMillion Dollar Legs
1932 · Story
movieSky Bride
1932 · Screenplay
movieThis Reckless Age
1932 · Screenplay, Story
movieSooky
1931 · Writer, Story
movieNewly Rich
1931 · Writer
movieSkippy
1931 · Writer
movieJune Moon
1931 · Screenplay, Story
movieFinn and Hattie
1931 · Writer
movieThe Gang Buster
1931 · Dialogue
movieOnly Saps Work
1930 · Screenplay, Adaptation
movieThe Social Lion
1930 · Screenplay
movieParamount on Parade
1930 · Screenplay
movieThe Light of Western Stars
1930 · Writer
movieSlightly Scarlet
1930 · Screenplay
movieThe Saturday Night Kid
1929 · Title Graphics
movieWoman Trap
1929 · Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
Fast Company
movieFast Company
1929 · Screenplay
movieThe River of Romance
1929 · Screenplay