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Mankiewicz

American  
[mang-kuh-wits] / ˈmæŋ kə wɪts /

noun

  1. Joseph L(eo), 1909–1993, U.S. motion-picture director, producer, and writer.


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Workplace movies “give you very quickly an identifiable everyman or everywoman—somebody we can relate to,” says Ben Mankiewicz, the Turner Classic Movies host and great-nephew of legendary Hollywood screenwriter and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Everybody is angling,” Mankiewicz says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Set in a dour factory, “Metropolis” is “the grandfather of all ‘beat the worker down with monotonous, repetitive labor, totally unrecognized by management’ movies,” says Mankiewicz of TCM.

From The Wall Street Journal

Avila died from complications from a fall, according to NBC News correspondent Josh Mankiewicz, a friend and former colleague.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s quite an accomplishment getting everyone in one place at one time,” Mankiewicz said in a recent interview.

From Los Angeles Times