Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Feb 11, 1909 (116 years old)
Death date
Feb 05, 1993
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Known For
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life...
In from the Cold? A Portrait of Richard Burton
Tony Palmer's award-winning feature-length documentary profile of Richard Burton.
Biography
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career and is best known as the writer-director of the Oscar-winning All About Eve (1950). He was brother to screenwriter and drama critic Herman J. Mankiewicz who also won an Oscar for co-writing Citizen Kane (1941).