One of the first and most important screenwriters of talking films, Joseph Mankiewicz was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the son of Johanna Blumenau and Frank Mankiewicz, German immigrants who had met in New York City. When Mankiewicz was a child,...

(born February 11, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., U.S.—died February 5, 1993, Mount Kisco, N.Y.) major American producer, director, and screenwriter known for his witty, literary, urbane dialogue and memorable characters. He worked with many of...

(born Feb. 11, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., U.S.—died Feb. 5, 1993, Mount Kisco, N.Y.) U.S. film director, producer, and screenwriter. He wrote scripts for Paramount from 1929 and later produced movies such as The Philadelphia Story (1940) and Woman...

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American screenwriter, director and...

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Patrick Brion, Ãditions de La Martinière, Paris, 2005, 648 p. La première partie (« biographie ») de ce monumental Mankiewicz se penche sur la carrière de JLM avant qu'il passe à la réalisation, notamment sur les films qu'il a produits...

BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the Academy Award-winning writer and director whose films included such classics as "All About Eve," "A Letter to Three Wives" and "Suddenly Last Summer," died yesterday of heart failure at his home. He was 83. Mr. Mankiewicz's...

Darryl Zanuck loved the story but hated the choice of writer-director-an "arrogant bastard" with "four flops" to his name already, as he blustered to the producer, Sol C. Siegel. Zanuck wanted Ernst Lubitsch for the job, but Lubitsch already had three heart attacks to his...