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Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (/ ˈ m æ ŋ k ə w ɪ t s /; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. 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 . [ 1 ]
A Letter to Three Wives is a 1949 American romantic drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern.The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Mankiewicz from A Letter to Five Wives, a story by John Klempner that appeared in Cosmopolitan, based on Klempner's 1945 novel.
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) John Mankiewicz (born 1954), screenwriter and producer (son of Don)
[1]: 107 In mid 1948, she became romantically involved with Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the director of A Letter to Three Wives, and in July 1948 she filed for divorce. Mankiewicz, however, was unwilling to leave his wife for Darnell, and though the affair continued for six years, she returned to her husband.
Josh Mankiewicz says eating right and exercising are the secrets behind his 70-pound weight loss. The 69-year-old "Dateline" correspondent opened up to People about his new look, explaining that ...
Crain on cover of 1948 New York Sunday News magazine. In 1949, Crain was in three films. A Letter to Three Wives (1949), where she was top-billed, was a solid box-office hit that won Joseph L. Mankiewicz two Oscars and is considered a classic. The Fan, directed by Preminger and based on Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, was poorly received.
Josh Mankiewicz is a correspondent for Dateline NBC and hosted the Motive for Murder, Internal Affairs, Dateline: Missing in America and Mortal Sin podcasts. Meet Josh Mankiewicz, Correspondent ...
Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz lost nearly 50 pounds decades ago, and over time, it returned. Now, after a second significant weight loss of 70 pounds, the 69-year-old is sharing what ...