Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-02-11 (84 years old)
Deathday
1993-02-05
Place of Birth
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known As
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz
Joseph Mankiewicz
Joe Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Biography
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 C...
Acting
1986
as Self
2000
as Self (archive footage)
1929
as Reporter (as Joseph Mankiewicz)
1988
as Self
1990
as Self
1951
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
1983
as Self
1985
1991
Production
1940
as Producer
1972
as Director
1950
as Director
1950
as Screenplay
1949
as Director
1955
as Director
1955
as Screenplay
1942
as Producer
1937
as Producer
1947
as Director
1951
as Director
1951
as Writer
1963
as Screenplay
1963
as Director
1933
as Screenplay
1946
as Writer
1946
as Director
1970
as Director
1954
as Director
1950
as Director
1950
as Writer
1934
as Screenplay
1948
as Director
1936
as Producer
1959
as Director
1967
as Director
1948
as Director
1948
as Screenplay
1944
as Screenplay
1941
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1958
as Director
1958
as Writer
1952
as Director
1964
as Director
1930
as Screenplay
1934
as Screenplay
1937
as Producer
1930
as Screenplay
1936
as Producer
1929
as Title Graphics
1947
as Director
1967
as Screenplay
1935
as Screenplay
1954
as Writer
1946
as Director
1946
as Screenplay
1933
as Writer
1931
as Writer
1933
as Story
1936
as Producer
1953
as Director
1932
as Screenplay
1944
as Producer
1936
as Writer
1936
as Producer
1938
as Producer
1938
as Producer
1930
as Writer
1970
1931
as Writer
1933
as Screenplay
1940
as Producer
2019
as Writer
1930
as Screenplay
1938
as Producer
1948
as Additional Writing
1938
as Producer
1938
as Producer
1964
as Producer
1932
as Writer
1932
as Story
1932
as Adaptation
1932
as Writer
1929
as Screenplay
1931
as Dialogue
1931
as Screenplay
1970
as Producer
1937
as Additional Writing
1934
as Dialogue
1939
as Producer
1938
as Screenplay
1938
as Additional Writing
1942
as Producer
1929
as Screenplay
1932
as Screenplay
1930
as Screenplay
1931
as Writer
1931
as Writer
1992
as Original Film Writer
2017
as Original Film Writer
1985
as Original Film Writer
1937
as Story
1933
as Original Story
1932
as Story
1932
as Story
1931
as Story
1931
as Story
1930
as Adaptation
1942
as Producer
1941
as Producer
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