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The Honey Pot (1967) -- An eccentric millionaire tricks his three former mistresses into believing that he is on his deathbed.
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) -- Open-ended Trailer from Warner Brothers Pictures
Cleopatra (1963) -- Historical epic. The triumphs and tragedy of the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.
All About Eve (1950) -- An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress and her circle of theater friends.

Overview

Date of Death:
5 February 1993, Bedford, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on February 11, 1909, Joseph Leo Mankiewicz... more
Trivia:
Uncle of Don Mankiewicz and the late novelist Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. more
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 18 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Joseph Mankiewicz

Filmography

Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter to Three Wives (1985) (TV) (screenplay) 1985 - 4.6 (55)
- 2. The Honey Pot (1967)   (writer) 1967 - 7.2 (581)
AKAs:
  • It Comes Up Murder
  • Mr. Fox of Venice
  • The Honeypot (USA: alternative title)
- 3. Cleopatra (1963) (screenplay) 1963 - 6.8 (7,109)
- 4. The Quiet American (1958) (writer) 1958 - 6.8 (517)
- 5. Guys and Dolls (1955/I) (written by) 1955 - 7.2 (4,978)
- 6. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)   (written by) 1954 - 6.9 (3,330)
AKAs:
  • La contessa scalza (Italy)
- 7. Julius Caesar (1953)   (uncredited) 1953 - 7.4 (3,271)
AKAs:
  • William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
- 8. 5 Fingers (1952)   (uncredited) 1952 - 7.8 (1,221)
AKAs:
  • Five Fingers
- 9. People Will Talk (1951) (writer) 1951 - 7.4 (1,815)
- 10. All About Eve (1950) (written by) 1950 - 8.5 (31,815)
- 11. No Way Out (1950) (written by) 1950 - 7.5 (1,020)
- 12. House of Strangers (1949) (uncredited) 1949 - 7.5 (586)
- 13. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) (screenplay) 1949 - 7.7 (2,645)
- 14. Somewhere in the Night (1946) (screenplay) 1946 - 7.2 (550)
- 15. Dragonwyck (1946) (written for the screen by) 1946 - 6.9 (1,023)
- 16. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (screenplay) 1944 - 7.2 (696)
- 17. I Live My Life (1935) (writer) 1935 - 6.1 (122)
- 18. Forsaking All Others (1934) (screenplay) 1934 - 6.2 (311)
- 19. Our Daily Bread (1934)   (dialogue) (as Joseph Mankiewicz) 1934 - 7.1 (451)
AKAs:
  • Hell's Crossroads (USA: reissue title)
- 20. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) (screenplay) 1934 - 7.0 (975)
- 21. Alice in Wonderland (1933) (screenplay) 1933 - 6.6 (450)
- 22. Too Much Harmony (1933) (story) 1933 - 6.7 (15)
- 23. Emergency Call (1933) (screenplay) 1933 - 6.3 (15)
- 24. Diplomaniacs (1933) (screenplay) (story) 1933 - 7.0 (98)
- 25. If I Had a Million (1932) (adaptation) (segment "China Shop") (uncredited) (adaptation) (segment "The Three Marines") (uncredited) (story) (segment "Violet") (uncredited) (writer) 1932 - 7.3 (548)
- 26. Million Dollar Legs (1932) (story) 1932 - 7.4 (277)
- 27. Sky Bride (1932) (writer) 1932 - 7.2 (5)
- 28. This Reckless Age (1932) (screenplay) (story) 1932 - 7.3 (6)
- 29. Sooky (1931) (screenplay) (story) 1931 - 4.5 (6)
- 30. Newly Rich (1931)   (screenplay) 1931 - 7.4 (12)
AKAs:
  • Forbidden Adventure
- 31. Dude Ranch (1931) (additional dialogue) (uncredited) 1931 - -
- 32. Skippy (1931) (writer) 1931 - 6.8 (79)
- 33. June Moon (1931) (screenplay) (story) 1931 - 6.7 (14)
- 34. Finn and Hattie (1931) (writer) 1931 - 7.8 (6)
- 35. The Gang Buster (1931) (writer) 1931 - 6.6 (10)
- 36. Only Saps Work (1930) (writer) 1930 - -
- 37. The Social Lion (1930/I) (adaptation) (dialogue) 1930 - -
- 38. Paramount on Parade (1930) (writer) 1930 - 6.4 (101)
- 39. Slightly Scarlet (1930) (writer) 1930 - -
- 40. The Virginian (1929) (titles) (uncredited) 1929 - 6.9 (186)
- 41. The Saturday Night Kid (1929)   (titles) 1929 - 7.1 (67)
AKAs:
  • Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
- 42. Fast Company (1929) (writer) 1929 - -
- 43. The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) (titles) (uncredited) 1929 - 7.3 (69)
- 44. River of Romance (1929) (titles) 1929 - 5.5 (13)
- 45. Thunderbolt (1929) (titles) 1929 - 7.2 (86)
- 46. The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) (titles) (uncredited) 1929 - 5.9 (13)
- 47. The Man I Love (1929) (titles) 1929 - 5.3 (12)
- 48. Close Harmony (1929) (titles) 1929 - 9.2 (7)
- 49. The Dummy (1929) (titles) 1929 - -
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sleuth (1972) 1972 - 8.2 (15,275)
- 2. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) 1970 - 7.1 (1,237)
- 3. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) 1970 - 7.1 (88)
- 4. The Honey Pot (1967)   1967 - 7.2 (581)
AKAs:
  • It Comes Up Murder
  • Mr. Fox of Venice
  • The Honeypot (USA: alternative title)
- 5. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) 1964 - 7.9 (47)
- 6. Cleopatra (1963) 1963 - 6.8 (7,109)
- 7. Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) 1959 - 7.6 (4,264)
- 8. The Quiet American (1958) 1958 - 6.8 (517)
- 9. Guys and Dolls (1955/I) 1955 - 7.2 (4,978)
- 10. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)   1954 - 6.9 (3,330)
AKAs:
  • La contessa scalza (Italy)
- 11. Julius Caesar (1953)   1953 - 7.4 (3,271)
AKAs:
  • William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
- 12. 5 Fingers (1952)   1952 - 7.8 (1,221)
AKAs:
  • Five Fingers
- 13. People Will Talk (1951) 1951 - 7.4 (1,815)
- 14. All About Eve (1950) 1950 - 8.5 (31,815)
- 15. No Way Out (1950) 1950 - 7.5 (1,020)
- 16. House of Strangers (1949) 1949 - 7.5 (586)
- 17. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) 1949 - 7.7 (2,645)
- 18. Escape (1948) 1948 - 8.0 (35)
- 19. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) 1947 - 7.8 (4,993)
- 20. The Late George Apley (1947) 1947 - 7.1 (307)
- 21. Somewhere in the Night (1946) 1946 - 7.2 (550)
- 22. Dragonwyck (1946) 1946 - 6.9 (1,023)
- 23. Backfire (1946) 1946 - 6.6 (5)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) (producer) 1970 - 7.1 (1,237)
- 2. Carol for Another Christmas (1964) (TV) (producer) 1964 - 7.9 (47)
- 3. The Quiet American (1958) (producer) (uncredited) 1958 - 6.8 (517)
- 4. The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) (producer) 1944 - 7.2 (696)
- 5. Reunion in France (1942)   (producer) 1942 - 6.2 (429)
AKAs:
  • Mademoiselle France (UK)
  • Reunion
- 6. Cairo (1942) (producer) (uncredited) 1942 - 6.1 (76)
- 7. Woman of the Year (1942) (producer) 1942 - 7.4 (3,144)
- 8. The Feminine Touch (1941) (producer) 1941 - 6.6 (256)
- 9. The Wild Man of Borneo (1941) (producer) (uncredited) 1941 - 5.9 (37)
- 10. The Philadelphia Story (1940) (producer) 1940 - 8.1 (25,215)
- 11. Strange Cargo (1940) (producer) 1940 - 6.9 (619)
- 12. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)   (producer) 1939 - 6.9 (319)
AKAs:
  • Huckleberry Finn (USA: TV title)
- 13. A Christmas Carol (1938)   (producer) 1938 - 7.5 (1,540)
AKAs:
  • Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (USA: complete title)
- 14. The Shining Hour (1938) (producer) 1938 - 6.7 (235)
- 15. The Shopworn Angel (1938) (producer) 1938 - 7.0 (335)
- 16. Three Comrades (1938) (producer) 1938 - 7.4 (509)
- 17. Mannequin (1937) (producer) 1937 - 6.6 (274)
- 18. Double Wedding (1937) (producer) 1937 - 7.0 (461)
- 19. The Bride Wore Red (1937) (producer) 1937 - 6.5 (201)
- 20. Love on the Run (1936) (producer) 1936 - 6.0 (263)
- 21. The Gorgeous Hussy (1936) (producer) 1936 - 5.8 (285)
- 22. Fury (1936) (producer) 1936 - 7.9 (3,529)
- 23. Three Godfathers (1936) (producer) 1936 - 7.3 (228)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) (lyrics: "Crazy Eddie" (uncredited)) 1949 - 7.7 (2,645)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. After Office Hours (1935) (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited) 1935 - 6.3 (200)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Woman Trap (1929) (as Joseph Mankiewicz) Reporter 1929 - 4.4 (7)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) (dedicated to the memory of) 2001 - 7.9 (170)
- 2. That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) (acknowledgment) 1976 - 7.3 (870)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994) (TV) Himself - Memorial Tribute 1994 - 6.0 (229)
- 2. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) Himself 1991 - 7.5 (25)
- 3. Night of 100 Stars III (1990) (TV) Himself 1990 - 5.0 (12)
- 4. The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV)   Himself 1986 - 8.1 (95)
AKAs:
  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy (USA: alternative title)
- 5. W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986) (TV) Himself 1986 - 7.8 (31)
- 6. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984) Himself 1984 - 7.7 (146)
- 7. "Arena" (1975)   Himself (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 8.0 (10)
- 8. Bette Davis: A Basically Benevolent Volcano (1983) (TV) (as Joseph Mankiewicz) Himself 1983 - 8.8 (238)
- 9. All About Mankiewicz (1983) Himself 1983 - 8.1 (5)
- 10. "The Hollywood Greats" (1977)   Himself (3 episodes, 1977-1978) 1978 - 7.9 (12)
- 11. The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (1977) (TV) Himself 1977 - 9.2 (266)
- 12. The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV) Himself - Nominee: Best Director 1973 - 5.0 (60)
- 13. "Film Night" (1970)   Himself (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.0 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Tribute to Bogart (1972) (TV) Interviewee 1972 - -
- 15. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (3 episodes, 1962-1964) 1964 - 8.9 (268)
3 TV episodes:
- 16. "Howard K. Smith" (1962)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - -
- 17. "The Seven Lively Arts" (1957)   Himself (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - -
- 18. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) Himself - Co-host: New York 1956 - 4.1 (35)
- 1. Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) Himself
- 2. Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) Himself
- 3. Un écran nommé désir (2006) (TV) Himself
- 4. "Cinema mil"  
2 TV episodes:
- 5. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) (as Joseph Mankiewicz) Himself/interviewee (1985 interview)
- 6. George Stevens: The Filmmakers Who Knew Him (2001) (V) Himself
- 7. "E! True Hollywood Story"  
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Backstory"  
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Biography"  
2 TV episodes:
- 10. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) Himself

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