Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writer

Born: February 11, 1909
Died: February 5, 1993 (age 83)
From: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Filmography (35)

Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'All About Eve' (2000)
Self (archive footage)
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
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Self
W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986)
Self
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1985)
Self
All About Mankiewicz (1983)
Self
Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano (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)
Director
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
Director
The Quiet American (1958)
Director
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Director
The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
Director
Julius Caesar (1953)
Director
5 Fingers (1952)
Director
People Will Talk (1951)
Director
The Screen Director
The Screen Director (1951)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
All About Eve (1950)
Director
No Way Out (1950)
Director
House of Strangers (1949)
Director
A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Director
Escape (1948)
Director