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The Mankiewicz family is an American family of German-Jewish descent, with members including: Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953), Hollywood screenwriter (1 Oscar ) (brother of Joseph) Don Mankiewicz (1922–2015), screenwriter (son of Herman)
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Mankiewicz was born in Washington, D.C., to press secretary Frank Mankiewicz and Holly Mankiewicz (née Jolley). [4] His father was of German Jewish descent. [5] He is the cousin of screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz and filmmaker/television producer Nick Davis, [6] the grandson of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, the grand-nephew of screenwriter, producer, and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz, [6] [7 ...
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k ə w ɪ t s / MANG-kə-wits; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in consecutive years for A Letter to Three Wives (1949) and All About Eve (1950), the latter ...
Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k ə w ɪ t s / MANG-kə-wits; November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953) was an American screenwriter who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Both Mankiewicz and Welles went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film.
His uncle, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, directed such films as All About Eve and Cleopatra. His brother was television writer Don Mankiewicz. They grew up near the Marx Brothers, and Harpo Marx was a presence at Mankiewicz family Passover Seders. "He would pick up the Paschal lamb bone and lead a parade around the table," Frank Mankiewicz recalled. [3]
Mankiewicz married Ilene Korsen on March 26, 1946, and divorced her in 1972. [1] He married Carol Bell Guidi on July 1, 1972. [1] Mankiewicz had 2 children with Ilene (Jane and John). [1] He had two children with Carol (Jan and Sandy). [1] His son is screenwriter and producer John Mankiewicz. Jane is a fiction writer published in The New Yorker.
Mankiewicz (Polish pronunciation: [manˈkjɛvit͡ʂ]) is a patronymic surname of Polish and Ruthenian origins, and it is also common among Polish Jews. Note: the letters "a" and "o" are interchangeable. Lithuanian Mankevičius and Monkevičius are the same.