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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1909-1993)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1909 to 1993 · aged 83
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Joseph Leo Mankiewicz 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.

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Photos 8

Filmography 40

Cleopatra1963 · ★ 7.1
All About Eve1950 · ★ 8.1
The Philadelphia Story1940 · ★ 7.6
Sleuth1972 · ★ 7.7
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir1947 · ★ 7.5
Julius Caesar1953 · ★ 7.1
Suddenly, Last Summer1959 · ★ 7.3
Guys and Dolls1955 · ★ 6.5
The Barefoot Contessa1954 · ★ 6.7
Fury1936 · ★ 7.5
A Christmas Carol1938 · ★ 7.0
Woman of the Year1942 · ★ 6.9
A Letter to Three Wives1949 · ★ 7.2
There Was a Crooked Man...1970 · ★ 6.8
Dragonwyck1946 · ★ 6.6
5 Fingers1952 · ★ 7.6
No Way Out1950 · ★ 6.9
People Will Talk1951 · ★ 7.1
House of Strangers1949 · ★ 6.9
Manhattan Melodrama1934 · ★ 7.1
Somewhere in the Night1946 · ★ 6.7
Alice in Wonderland1933 · ★ 6.1
The Honey Pot1967 · ★ 6.4
The Keys of the Kingdom1944 · ★ 7.1
Strange Cargo1940 · ★ 7.0
If I Had a Million1932
Double Wedding1937
Three Comrades1938
The Quiet American1958
Carol for Another Christmas1964
Reunion in France1942
The Shining Hour1938
Skippy1931
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn1939
The Bride Wore Red1937
Mannequin1938
Forsaking All Others1934
The Shopworn Angel1938
Million Dollar Legs1932
Night After Night1932

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Television 4

The Mike Douglas Show1961
The Dick Cavett Show1968
The Oscars1953
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973

Awards 8

1951Academy Award for Best Director
1951Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
1950Academy Award for Best Director
1950Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award
Directors Guild of America Award
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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About this person

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz 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, Gene Tierney, Humphrey Bogart and Elizabeth Taylor, to several of their memorable onscreen performances.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1993 · aged 83
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32 languages

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