Joseph L. Mankiewicz

thumb|Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950 Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was a Hollywood screenwriter, director and producer. Quotes I am never quite sure whether I am one of the cinema's elder statesmen or just the oldest whore on the beat. Time magazine (September 14, 1970) 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. "Joseph Mankiewicz, Master of the Movies," interview by Paul Attanasio, The Washington Post (June 1, 1986) 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. Quoted in Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, 15th edition (Harper Collins, 2003, 0-060-53423-0, p. 312 Every screenwriter worthy of the name has already directed his film when he has written his script. Quoted in Leslie Halliwell, Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies, 15th edition (Harper Collins, 2003, 0-060-53423-0, p. 312 See also All About Eve External links Category:1909 births Category:1993 deaths Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:Jews from the United States Category:Film producers from the United States Category:People from Wilkes-Barre Category:Best Director Academy Award winners Category:Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award winners Category:Columbia University alumni