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1909–1993 United States

Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was a Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer.

United States
Film directors
Film producers
Screenwriters

Also known as: Mankiewicz, Joseph L.

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Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script.

I am never quite sure whether I am one of the cinema's elder statesmen or just the oldest whore on the beat.

I have a lot to be sad about. Not bitter in any way. But I think it can be fairly said that I've been in on the beginning, the rise, peak, collapse and end of the talking picture.

I got a job at Metro and went in to see Louis Mayer, who told me he wanted me to be a producer. I said I wanted to write and direct. He said, "No, you have to produce first, you have to crawl before you can walk." Which is as good a definition of producing as I ever heard.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Joseph L. Mankiewicz (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.