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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was a Polish-American legendary Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for writing All About Eve. He won four Academy Awards for directing and writing. He was the younger brother of Herman J. Mankiewicz.

He received his bachelor's degree in 1928.


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Joseph L. Mankiewicz Facts

Birth NameJoseph Leo Mankiewicz
OccupationDirector
BirthdayFebruary 11, 1909
SignAquarius
BirthplaceWilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of deathFebruary 5, 1993 (age 83)
Height5' 10" (1m78)
Awards1951 Academy Awards: Best Director (for All About Eve)
1950 Academy Awards: Best Director (for A Letter to Three Wives)

Selected Filmography

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
All About Eve
Guys and Dolls
Fox Horror Classics Collection, Vol. 2
Cleopatra
Suddenly, Last Summer
Julius Caesar
A Letter to Three Wives
People Will Talk
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