Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Also Credited As:

Joseph Mankiewicz, Joseph Leo Mankiewicz
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Biography

Mankiewicz's footsteps into motion pictures, Joseph L. Mankiewicz went from prominent writer to prolific producer to esteemed director over the course of his long career. Along the way, he won a total of four Academy Awards - two for writing and two for directing. Mankiewicz entered the business as a writer, working for Paramount Pictures and later MGM, where he segued into producing. He was finally given a shot at directing after 20 years in …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Other

Born

February 11, 1909

LATEST CREDITS

W.C. Fields Straight Up

Actor

Hello Actors Studio

Himself

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Actor

George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey

Himself

50 Years of Action!

Himself

MGM: When the Lion Roars

Actor (archival footage )

Julius Caesar

Director

Guys and Dolls

Director

Cleopatra

Director

The Honey Pot

Director

Sleuth

Director

All About Eve

Director

Escape

Director

Suddenly, Last Summer

Director

The Quiet American

Director

A Letter to Three Wives

Director

The Barefoot Contessa

Director

There Was a Crooked Man

Director

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Director

Five Fingers

Director

Fury

Producer

Reunion in France

Producer

Mannequin

Producer

The Bride Wore Red

Producer

The Philadelphia Story

Producer