Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

15

Gender

Male

Birthday

1909-02-11

Day of death

1993-02-05 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Biography

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of the Oscar-winning All About Eve (1950). He was brother to screenwriter and drama critic Herman J. Mankiewicz who also won an Oscar for co-writing Citizen Kane (1941).

Known For

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

    In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • W.C. Fields: Straight Up

    W.C. Fields: Straight Up

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

    George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Woman Trap

    Woman Trap

  • Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

    Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

  • Backstory: 'All About Eve'

    Backstory: 'All About Eve'

  • The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • All About Mankiewicz

    All About Mankiewicz