Main
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
عربي

Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909 - 1993) جوزيف إل مانكيويتش

Biography

An American director, screenwriter, and producer, born in Pennsylvania. His relationship with filmmaking began when he took on the task of translating a number of Hollywood works into German. Through his relationships with distributors during that period, he was able to enter the...Read more world of filmmaking, and wrote screenplays for a number of Paramount productions. After seventeen years of professional screenwriting, he decided to turn to film directing, and made his debut with the film Dragonwyck in 1946, after which other films followed, such as Cleopatra (1963) and Guys and Dolls (1955). He was the first to win four Oscars in two consecutive years and the second director to win an Oscar for Best Director twice in a row. He won the award in 1949 for A Letter to Three Wives and in 1950 for All About Eve. He also won the Best Screenplay Award for the same two films. He died on February 5, 1993.

- Nationality:
- US
- Date of Birth:
- 11 February 1909
- Died on:
- 5 February 1993

Watch Online

- - Bakkar
  - 1998 - Series - Cartoon
  - subscribe
- - Al Mashhad Al Akheer
  - 2021 - Series
  - subscribe
- - Sir Al Marjan
  - 2016 - Series
  - free
- - Al Boyout Asrar
  - 2021 - Series
  - free
- - El Kebeer Awy 8
  - 2024 - Series
  - subscribe
- - Hrir Sabra
  - 2024 - Series
  - free

Filmography

Writer (12)
- - - The Honey Pot
    - 1967 - Movie
- - - Cleopatra
    - 1963 - Movie
    - (Writer)
- - - Guys and Dolls
    - 1955 - Movie
- - - Julius Caesar
    - 1953 - Movie
- - - People Will Talk
    - 1951 - Movie
    - (Writer)
- - - All About Eve
    - 1950 - Movie
    - (Author)
- - - A Letter to Three Wives
    - 1949 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - The Pirate
    - 1948 - Movie
- - - The Bride Wore Red
    - 1937 - Movie
- - - Million Dollar Legs
    - 1932 - Movie
- - - If I Had a Million
    - 1932 - Movie
    - (Writer)
- - - Night After Night
    - 1932 - Movie
Director (10)
- - - Sleuth
    - 1972 - Movie
- - - The Honey Pot
    - 1967 - Movie
- - - Cleopatra
    - 1963 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - Suddenly, Last Summer
    - 1959 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - Guys and Dolls
    - 1955 - Movie
- - - Julius Caesar
    - 1953 - Movie
- - - People Will Talk
    - 1951 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - All About Eve
    - 1950 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - A Letter to Three Wives
    - 1949 - Movie
    - (Director)
- - - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
    - 1947 - Movie
    - (Director)

Known for

(According to views)

[1 photo]

More details

Biographies:

An American director, screenwriter, and producer, born in Pennsylvania. His relationship with filmmaking began when he took on the task of translating a number of Hollywood works...Read more into German. Through his relationships with distributors during that period, he was able to enter the world of filmmaking, and wrote screenplays for a number of Paramount productions. After seventeen years of professional screenwriting, he decided to turn to film directing, and made his debut with the film Dragonwyck in 1946, after which other films followed, such as Cleopatra (1963) and Guys and Dolls (1955). He was the first to win four Oscars in two consecutive years and the second director to win an Oscar for Best Director twice in a row. He won the award in 1949 for A Letter to Three Wives and in 1950 for All About Eve. He also won the Best Screenplay Award for the same two films. He died on February 5, 1993.