Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Writing
Born: 1909-02-11 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 1993-02-05
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, Pennsylvan
🎬 Movies (30)
National Theatre Live: All About Eve
2019
Writer
Pleins feux
2017
Original Film Writer
Backstory: 'All About Eve'
2000
Self (archive footage)
Pleins feux
1992
Original Film Writer
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Self
Hello Actors Studio
1988
Self
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
1988
Self
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986
Self
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
1985
Self
A Letter to Three Wives
1985
Original Film Writer
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano
1983
Self
All About Mankiewicz
1983
Self
Sleuth
1972
Director
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
Director
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
Director
The Honey Pot
1967
Director
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
Director
Cleopatra
1963
Screenplay
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
Director
The Quiet American
1958
Producer
Guys and Dolls
1955
Director
The Barefoot Contessa
1954
Director
Julius Caesar
1953
Director
5 Fingers
1952
Director
The Screen Director
1951
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
People Will Talk
1951
Director
All About Eve
1950
Director
No Way Out
1950
Director
