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Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)

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, most of them Jack Oakie vehicles. ... See full bio »

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Known For

Kaikki Eevasta
Kaikki Eevasta Writer
(1950)
Kleopatra
Kleopatra Writer
(1963)
Minun mieheni - vai sinun?
Minun mieheni - vai sinun? Writer
(1949)
Pirullista peliä
Pirullista peliä Director
(1972)
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Filmography

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 2017 Pleins feux (TV Movie) (screenplay: "All About Eve")
 1993 Pleins feux (TV Movie) (screenplay: "All About Eve")
 1985 Viesti kolmelle vaimolle (TV Movie) (based on the screenplay by: "A Letter To Three Wives")
 1967 Minä ja kolme leskeäni (written for the screen by)
 1963 Kleopatra (screenplay)
 1958 Hiljainen amerikkalainen (writer)
 1955 Enkeleitä Broadwaylla (written for the screen by)
 1954 Paljasjalkakreivitär (written by)
 1953 Julius Caesar (uncredited)
 1952 Operaatio Cicero (uncredited)
 1951 Kaksi maailmaa (uncredited)
 1951 Meistä juorutaan (written for the screen by)
 1950 Kaikki Eevasta (written for the screen by)
 1950 Kaikki tiet tukossa (written by)
 1949 Muukalaisten talo (writer of retakes - uncredited)
 1949 Minun mieheni - vai sinun? (screenplay)
 1948 Paula kaulassa (uncredited)
 1946 Takaa-ajettuna yössä (screenplay)
 1946 Turha oli unelmani (written for the screen by)
 1944 Taivasten valtakunnan avaimet (screenplay)
 1938 Kiusauksen hetkellä (uncredited)
 1938 Unohtumaton valssi (uncredited)
 1938 Hyvästi, enkelini (uncredited)
 1938 Kolme toverusta (uncredited)
 1937 Nainen, jota rakastan (collaborating writer - uncredited)
 1937 Punapukuinen morsian (story contributions - uncredited)
 1936 Iloisia veijareita (uncredited)
 1936 Three Godfathers (uncredited)
 1935 Se alkoi suudelmasta (screen play by)
 1935 Two Fisted (uncredited)
 1935 Redheads on Parade (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 (uncredited)
 1935 Reckless (uncredited)
 1935 Päivän päättyessä (uncredited)
 1934 Ihana seikkailu (screen play)
 1934 Meidän jokapäiväinen leipämme (dialogue - as Joseph Mankiewicz)
 1934 Kuolemaantuomittu (screen play)
 1933 Alice ihmemaassa (screen play)
 1933 Meet the Baron (uncredited)
 1933 Too Much Harmony (story)
 1933 Emergency Call (screen play)
 1933 Diplomaniacs (from an original story by) / (screen play)
 1932 Jos minulla olisi miljoona (adaptation - segments "China Shop", "Road Hogs", "The Three Marines", uncredited) / (story - segment "Violet", uncredited)
 1932 Night After Night (uncredited)
 1932 Million Dollar Legs (story)
 1932 Sky Bride (screenplay)
 1932 This Reckless Age (screenplay) / (story)
 1931 Sooky (screenplay) / (story)
 1931 Newly Rich (screen play)
 1931 Dude Ranch (additional dialogue - uncredited)
 1931 Skippy (screenplay)
 1931 June Moon (screenplay) / (story)
 1931 Finn and Hattie (screenplay)
 1931 The Gang Buster (dialogue)
 1930 Only Saps Work (screenplay)
 1930 The Social Lion (dialogue - uncredited) / (screenplay)
 1930 Koston hetki (uncredited)
 1930 Slightly Scarlet (screenplay)
 1929 The Virginian (titles - uncredited)
 1929 Tavaratalon tuulispää (titles)
 1929 Fast Company (screenplay)
 1929 The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (titles - uncredited)
 1929 The River of Romance (titles)
 1929 Pimeimmässä New Yorkissa (titles)
 1929 Tuntemattoman kosto (titles - uncredited)
 1929 The Man I Love (titles)
 1929 Close Harmony (titles)
 1929 The Dummy (titles)
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Personal Details

Publicity Listings:

6 Print Biographies | 4 Portrayals | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joe Mankiewicz | Joseph Mankiewicz

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse:

Rosemary Mathews  (his death)  (1 child) | See more »

Relatives:

Herman J. Mankiewicz (sibling)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The death of Hollywood is Mel Brooks and special effects. If Mel Brooks had come up in my day he wouldn't have qualified to be a busboy. See more »

Trivia:

Uncle of Don Mankiewicz and the late novelist Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. See more »

Nickname:

Joe
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