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Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Name: Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Birthday: 1897-11-07
  • Also known as: Herman Jacob Mankiewicz,Герман Джейкоб Манкевич
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 0.136
Biography: Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953; New York City) was an American screenwriter, who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Earlier, he was the Berlin correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the drama critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker. Alexander Woollcott said that Herman Mankiewicz was the "funniest man in New York". Both Mankiewicz and Welles received Academy Awards for their screenplay. Mankiewicz's younger brother was Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993), an Oscar-winning Hollywood director, screenwriter, and producer. His nephew Tom Mankiewicz (1942 – 2010) was also a screenwriter and director. He was often asked to... Read More

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Title Release date
Citizen Kane   as  Newspaperman (uncredited) 1941-04-17
The Front Page   as  (Undetermined Secondary Role) 1931-04-04
The Mating Call   as  Newspaperman 1928-07-21