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Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)

Writer | Director | Producer

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). He became a dialoguist, then a screenwriter on numerous Paramount productions in Hollywood... See full bio »

Born:

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz
in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 83) in Bedford, New York, USA
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1985 A Letter to Three Wives (TV movie) (screenplay)
 
1967 The Honey Pot (written for the screen by)
 
1963 Cleopatra (screenplay)
 
1958 The Quiet American (writer)
 
1955 Guys and Dolls (written for the screen by)
 
1954 The Barefoot Contessa (written by)
 
1953 Julius Caesar (uncredited)
 
1952 5 Fingers (uncredited)
 
1951 People Will Talk (written for the screen by)
 
1950 All About Eve (written for the screen by)
 
1950 No Way Out (written by)
 
1949 House of Strangers (writer of retakes - uncredited)
 
1949 A Letter to Three Wives (screenplay)
 
1946 Somewhere in the Night (screenplay)
 
1946 Dragonwyck (written for the screen by)
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom (screenplay)
 
1938 The Shining Hour (uncredited)
 
1935 I Live My Life
 
1935 Redheads on Parade (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1934 Forsaking All Others (screen play)
 
1934 Our Daily Bread (dialogue / as Joseph Mankiewicz)
 
1934 Manhattan Melodrama (screenplay)
 
1933 Alice in Wonderland (screenplay)
 
1933 Too Much Harmony (story)
 
1933 Emergency Call (screen play)
 
1933 Diplomaniacs (from an original story by / screen play)
 
1932 If I Had a Million (adaptation / segment "China Shop" - uncredited / adaptation / segment "The Three Marines" - uncredited / story / segment "Violet" - uncredited)
 
1932 Million Dollar Legs (by)
 
1932 Sky Bride
 
1932 This Reckless Age (screenplay / story)
 
1931 Sooky (screenplay / story)
 
1931 Newly Rich (screen play)
 
1931 Dude Ranch (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 
1931 Skippy
 
1931 June Moon (screenplay / story)
 
1931 Finn and Hattie
 
1931 The Gang Buster
 
1930 Only Saps Work
 
1930 The Social Lion (adaptation / dialogue)
 
1930 Paramount on Parade
 
1930 Slightly Scarlet
 
1929 The Virginian (titles - uncredited)
 
1929 The Saturday Night Kid (titles)
 
1929 Fast Company (writer)
 
1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (titles - uncredited)
 
1929 River of Romance (titles)
 
1929 Thunderbolt (titles)
 
1929 The Studio Murder Mystery (titles - uncredited)
 
1929 The Man I Love (titles)
 
1929 Close Harmony (titles)
 
1929 The Dummy (titles)
 
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1970 There Was a Crooked Man... (producer)
 
1964 A Carol for Another Christmas (TV movie) (producer)
 
1958 The Quiet American (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 The Keys of the Kingdom (producer)
 
1942 Reunion in France (producer)
 
1942 Cairo (producer - uncredited)
 
1942 Woman of the Year (producer)
 
1941 The Feminine Touch (producer)
 
1941 The Wild Man of Borneo (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 The Philadelphia Story (producer)
 
1940 Strange Cargo (producer)
 
1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (producer)
 
1938 A Christmas Carol (producer)
 
1938 The Shining Hour (producer)
 
1938 The Shopworn Angel (producer)
 
1938 Three Comrades (producer)
 
1937 Mannequin (producer)
 
1937 Double Wedding (producer)
 
1937 The Bride Wore Red (producer)
 
1936 Love on the Run (producer)
 
1936 The Gorgeous Hussy (producer)
 
1936 Fury (producer)
 
1936 Three Godfathers (producer)
 
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1949 A Letter to Three Wives (lyrics: "Crazy Eddie" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1935 After Office Hours (contributor to dialogue - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1929 Woman Trap
Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
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1991 Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1986 The 1986 Annual D.W. Griffith Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
1986 W.C. Fields: Straight Up (TV documentary)
Himself - Screenwriter
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Arena (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) … Himself
 
1983 All About Mankiewicz (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (TV documentary)
Himself (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
 
1977-1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland (1978) … Himself
– Ronald Colman (1978) … Himself
– Spencer Tracy (1977) … Himself
 
1977 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joe Mankiewicz (1973) … Himself
 
1973 The 45th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Director
 
1973 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 January 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Tribute to Bogart (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.71 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 The Irv Kupcinet Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 December 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1962-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 9 August 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 10 November 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 18 November 1962 (1962) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1963 Howard K. Smith (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Hollywood: The End of the Dream Factory, the Growth of an Art (1963) … Himself - Guest
 
1957 The Seven Lively Arts (TV series)
Himself
– Hollywood Around the World (1957) … Himself
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Host: New York
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Un écran nommé désir (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
 
2001 George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
1997-1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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President of the Screen Directors Guild. [1950-1951] See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius