Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Writing

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…

Filmography

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Dinner at Eight ★ 5.5 Dinner at Eight 1989 The Pride of St. Louis ★ 7.0 The Pride of St. Louis 1952 Lux Video Theatre ★ 6.7 Lux Video Theatre 1950 A Woman's Secret ★ 5.6 A Woman's Secret 1949 The Spanish Main ★ 6.5 The Spanish Main 1945 The Enchanted Cottage ★ 7.4 The Enchanted Cottage 1945 Christmas Holiday ★ 6.5 Christmas Holiday 1944 See Here, Private Hargrove ★ 6.5 See Here, Private Hargrove 1944 The Good Fellows ★ 8.0 The Good Fellows 1943 The Human Comedy ★ 6.3 The Human Comedy 1943 Stand by for Action ★ 7.1 Stand by for Action 1942 The Pride of the Yankees ★ 7.4 The Pride of the Yankees 1942 This Time for Keeps ★ 8.0 This Time for Keeps 1942 Rise and Shine ★ 7.3 Rise and Shine 1941 Citizen Kane ★ 8.0 Citizen Kane 1941 The Wild Man of Borneo ★ 6.7 The Wild Man of Borneo 1941 Keeping Company ★ 6.7 Keeping Company 1940 Comrade X ★ 6.1 Comrade X 1940 The Ghost Comes Home ★ 5.7 The Ghost Comes Home 1940 It's a Wonderful World ★ 6.5 It's a Wonderful World 1939 Live, Love and Learn ★ 5.6 Live, Love and Learn 1937 My Dear Miss Aldrich ★ 6.3 My Dear Miss Aldrich 1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks ★ 4.9 The Emperor's Candlesticks 1937 Street of Shadows ★ 6.9 Street of Shadows 1937 John Meade's Woman ★ 7.0 John Meade's Woman 1937 Love in Exile Love in Exile 1936 Suzy ★ 5.9 Suzy 1936 San Francisco ★ 6.6 San Francisco 1936 The Three Maxims ★ 9.0 The Three Maxims 1936 The Perfect Gentleman ★ 6.3 The Perfect Gentleman 1935 It's in the Air ★ 6.3 It's in the Air 1935 The Murder Man ★ 7.1 The Murder Man 1935 Escapade ★ 8.0 Escapade 1935 After Office Hours ★ 6.5 After Office Hours 1935 Stamboul Quest ★ 5.2 Stamboul Quest 1934 Operator 13 ★ 5.9 Operator 13 1934 Come On, Marines! ★ 5.6 Come On, Marines! 1934 The Show-Off ★ 6.3 The Show-Off 1934 Dinner at Eight ★ 6.8 Dinner at Eight 1933 Duck Soup ★ 7.3 Duck Soup 1933 Meet the Baron ★ 5.0 Meet the Baron 1933 Another Language ★ 6.8 Another Language 1933 Fast Workers ★ 5.0 Fast Workers 1933 Horse Feathers ★ 6.9 Horse Feathers 1932 Million Dollar Legs ★ 6.8 Million Dollar Legs 1932 Girl Crazy ★ 4.3 Girl Crazy 1932 The Lost Squadron ★ 6.5 The Lost Squadron 1932 Dancers in the Dark ★ 5.7 Dancers in the Dark 1932 Monkey Business ★ 7.0 Monkey Business 1931 Dude Ranch ★ 5.5 Dude Ranch 1931 Ladies' Man ★ 4.6 Ladies' Man 1931 The Front Page ★ 6.5 The Front Page 1931 Man of the World ★ 6.2 Man of the World 1931 Every Woman Has Something ★ 9.0 Every Woman Has Something 1931 Leave The Kitchen! ★ 10.0 Leave The Kitchen! 1931 The Royal Family of Broadway ★ 5.9 The Royal Family of Broadway 1930 Laughter ★ 4.9 Laughter 1930 Love Among the Millionaires ★ 6.3 Love Among the Millionaires 1930 True to the Navy ★ 7.5 True to the Navy 1930 Ladies Love Brutes ★ 6.4 Ladies Love Brutes 1930 Honey ★ 6.0 Honey 1930 Men Are Like That ★ 8.5 Men Are Like That 1930 The Vagabond King ★ 5.9 The Vagabond King 1930 The Mighty ★ 6.0 The Mighty 1929 Fast Company ★ 8.0 Fast Company 1929 Thunderbolt ★ 5.7 Thunderbolt 1929 The Man I Love ★ 5.5 The Man I Love 1929 The Dummy ★ 8.0 The Dummy 1929 The Canary Murder Case ★ 5.7 The Canary Murder Case 1929 The Love Doctor ★ 10.0 The Love Doctor 1929 What a Night! ★ 7.0 What a Night! 1928 Three Week Ends ★ 7.0 Three Week Ends 1928 Avalanche ★ 10.0 Avalanche 1928 Take Me Home ★ 10.0 Take Me Home 1928 Moran of the Marines ★ 7.0 Moran of the Marines 1928 The Barker ★ 7.0 The Barker 1928 The Water Hole ★ 8.0 The Water Hole 1928 The Mating Call ★ 6.0 The Mating Call 1928 The Big Killing ★ 7.0 The Big Killing 1928 His Tiger Lady ★ 7.0 His Tiger Lady 1928