Herman J. Mankiewicz Net Worth is
$700,000
Herman J. Mankiewicz Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (pronounced /?mænkj?v?t?/); November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953) 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.He was often asked to fix the screenplays of other writers, with much of his work uncredited. What distinguished his writing from that of other writers were occasional flashes of the "Mankiewicz humor" and satire that became valued in the films of the 1930s. That style of writing included a slick, satirical, and witty humor, which depended almost totally on dialogue to carry the film. It was a style that would become associated with the "typical American film" of that period.Film author Pauline Kael credits Mankiewicz with having written, alone or with others, "about forty of the films I remember best from the twenties and thirties," adding, "I hadn't realized how extensive his career was. . . he was a key linking figure in just the kind of movies my friends and I loved best. These were the hardest-headed periods of American movies. Director and screenwriter Nunnally Johnson said that the "two most brilliant men he has ever known were George S. Kaufman and Herman Mankiewicz, and that Mankiewicz was the more brilliant of the two. ...[and] spearheaded the movement of that whole Broadway style of wisecracking, fast-talking, cynical-sentimental entertainment onto the national scene."Among the screenplays he wrote or worked on, besides Citizen Kane, were The Wizard of Oz, Man of the World, Dinner at Eight, Pride of the Yankees, and The Pride of St. Louis.Mankiewicz's younger brother was Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993), also an Oscar-winning Hollywood director, screenwriter, and producer.
Date Of Birth | November 7, 1897 |
Died | 1953-03-05 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
Profession | Writer, Producer, Actor |
Spouse | Sara Aaronson |
Children | Johanna Mankiewicz Davis |
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1 | [on Margaret Sullavan] A special dream princess. |
2 | [on MGM chief Louis B. Mayer] He had the memory of an elephant and the hide of an elephant. The only difference is that elephants are vegetarians and Mayer's diet was his fellow man. |
3 | I don't know how it is that you start working at something you don't like, and before you know it you're an old man. |
4 | Barbara Stanwyck is my favorite. My God, I could just sit and dream of being married to her, having a little cottage out in the hills, vines around the door. I'd come home from the office tired and weary, and I'd be met by Barbara, walking through the door holding an apple pie she had cooked herself. And wearing no drawers. |
5 | In a novel the hero can lay ten girls and marry a virgin for the finish. In a movie this is not allowed. The villain can lay anybody he wants, have as much fun as he wants cheating and stealing, getting rich and whipping the servants. But you have to shoot him in the end. When he falls with a bullet in his forehead, it is advisable that he clutch at the Gobelin tapestry on the wall and bring it down over his head like a symbolic shroud. Also, covered by such a tapestry, the actor does not have to to hold his breath while being photographed as a dead man. |
6 | [In a telegram to Ben Hecht urging him to come to Hollywood to write movies] Will you accept 300 per week to work for Paramount? All expenses paid. 300 is peanuts. Millions are to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let this get around. |
7 | [about Orson Welles] There, but for the grace of God, goes God. |
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1 | Distantly related to Zev Chafets. Chafets' cousin, Joseph Stenbuck, was married to his sister, Erna Mankiewicz. |
2 | Under contract at Paramount (1926-32), MGM (1933-40) and RKO (1940, 1944-48). He was often at odds with the studios. On one occasion, Warner Brothers assigned him to a Rin Tin Tin picture as a form of punishment. Mankiewicz consequently presented a script which had the dog carrying a baby INTO a burning house. |
3 | He dictated the script for "Citizen Kane" from his bedside, having broken his leg. |
4 | Distinguished American screenwriter, noted for his satirical, often iconoclastic wit and sophisticated style of writing. Educated at Columbia University and in Berlin, he first worked as a correspondent for "The Chicago Tribune". After his return to the US, he became drama editor for "The New York Times" and "The New Yorker" magazine, before his move to Hollywood in 1926. Through his journalistic background, he knew William Randolph Hearst, and the creation of the titular character of Citizen Kane (1941) is generally credited to him, rather than Orson Welles. Moreover, "Rosebud" was a bicycle stolen from him while he was a child living in Wilkes-Barre, PA. |
5 | Mankiewicz's Oscar statuette sold for $588,455, when it was auctioned by Nate D. Sanders Memorabilia on 28 February 2012. |
6 | Uncle of Tom Mankiewicz, Christopher Mankiewicz and Alexandra. |
7 | Father of Don Mankiewicz, Frank Mankiewicz and the late novelist Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. |
8 | One of "The New Yorker" magazine's first theatre critics, he left the magazine--like many other colleagues--to write for Hollywood. |
9 | Brother of writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Erna Mankiewicz. |
10 | Grandfather of Timothy, Jesse, Antonia and Nick Davis (Johanna's children); John Mankiewicz (Don's son); Ben Mankiewicz and Josh Mankiewicz(Frank's sons). |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Ghost Comes Home | 1940 | contributing writer - uncredited | |
The Wizard of Oz | 1939 | contributing writer - uncredited | |
It's a Wonderful World | 1939 | based on an original story by | |
Live, Love and Learn | 1937 | uncredited | |
My Dear Miss Aldrich | 1937 | original story and screen play | |
The Emperor's Candlesticks | 1937 | uncredited | |
Street of Shadows | 1937 | | |
John Meade's Woman | 1937 | | |
The Show Goes On | 1936 | adaptation | |
San Francisco | 1936 | uncredited | |
Suzy | 1936 | uncredited | |
Love in Exile | 1936 | | |
The Perfect Gentleman | 1935 | uncredited | |
Rendezvous | 1935 | uncredited | |
It's in the Air | 1935 | uncredited | |
The Murder Man | 1935 | uncredited | |
Escapade | 1935 | | |
After Office Hours | 1935 | screen play | |
Stamboul Quest | 1934 | screenplay - uncredited | |
Operator 13 | 1934 | uncredited | |
Come On, Marines! | 1934 | uncredited | |
The Show-Off | 1934 | | |
Meet the Baron | 1933 | story | |
Dinner at Eight | 1933 | screen play | |
Another Language | 1933 | writer | |
Fast Workers | 1933 | uncredited | |
Girl Crazy | 1932 | adaptation | |
Dancers in the Dark | 1932 | | |
The Lost Squadron | 1932 | additional dialogue | |
Dude Ranch | 1931 | uncredited | |
Ladies' Man | 1931 | | |
Man of the World | 1931 | screenplay / story | |
Jede Frau hat etwas | 1931 | adaptation | |
Salga de la cocina | 1931 | adaptation | |
The Royal Family of Broadway | 1930 | adaptation | |
Laughter | 1930 | | |
Love Among the Millionaires | 1930 | dialogue | |
True to the Navy | 1930 | dialogue | |
Ladies Love Brutes | 1930 | screenplay | |
Honey | 1930 | scenario / titles | |
Men Are Like That | 1930 | adaptation | |
The Vagabond King | 1930 | screenplay / story | |
The Mighty | 1929 | titles | |
Fast Company | 1929 | uncredited | |
Thunderbolt | 1929 | writer | |
The Man I Love | 1929 | story | |
The Dummy | 1929 | writer | |
The Canary Murder Case | 1929 | titles - silent version | |
The Love Doctor | 1929 | titles | |
Three Weekends | 1928 | titles | |
The Barker | 1928 | titles | |
Avalanche | 1928 | screenplay / titles | |
Moran of the Marines | 1928 | uncredited | |
Take Me Home | 1928 | titles - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
The Water Hole | 1928 | titles | |
The Mating Call | 1928 | titles | |
The Magnificent Flirt | 1928 | titles | |
His Tiger Wife | 1928 | titles | |
The Dragnet | 1928 | titles | |
Abie's Irish Rose | 1928 | titles | |
A Night of Mystery | 1928 | titles | |
Something Always Happens | 1928 | titles | |
The Last Command | 1928 | titles | |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | 1928 | titles - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
Love and Learn | 1928 | titles | |
Serenade | 1927 | uncredited | |
Two Flaming Youths | 1927 | titles | |
The Gay Defender | 1927 | titles | |
Honeymoon Hate | 1927 | titles | |
The Spotlight | 1927 | titles - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
The City Gone Wild | 1927 | titles | |
Figures Don't Lie | 1927 | titles - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
A Gentleman of Paris | 1927 | titles - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
Fashions for Women | 1927 | | |
Stranded in Paris | 1926 | adaptation | |
The Road to Mandalay | 1926 | story - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
Dinner at Eight | 1989 | TV Movie earlier screenplay - as Herman Mankiewicz | |
Lux Video Theatre | 1955 | TV Series original screenplay - 1 episode | |
The Pride of St. Louis | 1952 | screenplay | |
A Woman's Secret | 1949 | screen play | |
The Spanish Main | 1945 | screenplay | |
The Enchanted Cottage | 1945 | | |
Christmas Holiday | 1944 | written for the screen by | |
The Good Fellows | 1943 | play | |
The Human Comedy | 1943 | uncredited | |
Stand by for Action | 1942 | screenplay | |
The Pride of the Yankees | 1942 | screenplay | |
This Time for Keeps | 1942 | characters | |
Rise and Shine | 1941 | screenplay | |
Citizen Kane | 1941 | original screen play | |
The Wild Man of Borneo | 1941 | based on the play by | |
Keeping Company | 1940 | original story | |
Comrade X | 1940 | uncredited | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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A Woman's Secret | 1949 | producer | |
Duck Soup | 1933 | producer - uncredited | |
Horse Feathers | 1932 | producer - uncredited | |
Million Dollar Legs | 1932 | producer - uncredited | |
Monkey Business | 1931 | producer - uncredited | |
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Citizen Kane | 1941 | | Newspaperman (uncredited) |
The Front Page | 1931 | | Bit (uncredited) |
The Mating Call | 1928 | | Newspaperman (uncredited) |
Miscellaneous
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Emperor's Candlesticks | 1937 | contributor to dialogue - uncredited | |
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | 1976 | Documentary acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by | |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1942 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Citizen Kane (1941) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1943 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay | The Pride of the Yankees (1942) |