Mankiewicz family
The Mankiewicz family is an American family of German-Jewish descent, with members including:
- Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953), Hollywood screenwriter (1 Oscar) (brother of Joseph)
- Don Mankiewicz (1922–2015), screenwriter (son of Herman)
- John Mankiewicz (born 1954), screenwriter and producer (son of Don)
- Jane Mankiewicz, fiction writer published in The New Yorker (daughter of Don)
- Frank Mankiewicz (1924–2014), journalist, publicist, politician (son of Herman)
- Josh Mankiewicz (born 1955), television journalist (son of Frank, brother of Ben)
- Ben Mankiewicz (born 1967), co-host of The Young Turks, currently the primary host on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (son of Frank, brother of Josh)
- Johanna Mankiewicz Davis (1937–1974), novelist (daughter of Herman)
- Nick Davis (born 1965), screenwriter, director and producer (son of Johanna)
- Tim Davis (born 1963), television writer (son of Johanna)
- Don Mankiewicz (1922–2015), screenwriter (son of Herman)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993), Hollywood screenwriter (2 Oscars), director (2 Oscars) and producer (brother of Herman)
- Eric Reynal (né Mankiewicz, 1936–2022), bank executive (son of Joseph)
- Christopher Mankiewicz (1940–2024), actor and producer (son of Joseph)
- Tom Mankiewicz (1942–2010), screenwriter, director and producer (son of Joseph)
- Alex Mankiewicz (born 1966), illustrator and artist (daughter of Joseph)
- Francis Mankiewicz (1944–1993), Canadian filmmaker, second cousin once removed to Herman J. Mankiewicz and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Further reading
- Davis, Nick (2021). Competing with Idiots: Herman and Joe Mankiewicz, a Dual Portrait. New York: Knopf Doubleday. ISBN 978-1-400-04183-1.
- Geist, Kenneth L. (1978). Pictures Will Talk: The Life and Films of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. New York: Scribners. ISBN 0-684-15500-1.
- Mankiewicz, Tom; Crane, Robert (2012). My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider's Journey through Hollywood. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-813-13605-9.
- Meryman, Richard (1978). Mank: The Wit, World, and Life of Herman Mankiewicz. New York: Morrow. ISBN 978-0-688-03356-9.
- Stern, Sydney Ladensohn (2019). The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-617-03267-7.