Mankiewicz, Hollywood producer, and Mr. Herman Mankiewicz, scenarist, are arriving here tomorrow on a holiday trip round the world, reference may be made to the careers of the latter.
One of Hollywood's youngest and most successful producers, Mr. Joseph Mankiewicz has combined ability with daring and new ideas to advance rapidly to the top of his chosen profession Rn a {esy short years.
His first ambition was to be an actor and second, a playwright. He achieved one ambition upon gradual tion, writing plays, which attracted the attention of Hollywood' studios. He was signed as a scenarist by Paramount, where he wrote the screen plays of "Skippy," "If I Had a Million" and "Million Dollar Legs"
Mr. Mankiewicz joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1933, writing the scripts for "Manhattan Melodrama," "Forsaking AN Others" and "I Live My Life" Two years later, he was promoted to a producership. His firs picture was "Three Godfathers," which he also wrote, Mr. Mankiewicz has produced ong others "The Gorgeous Htissy," Love on the Run," with Clark Gable and Joan Crawford; "Double Wedding," with William Powell and Myrna Loy; "The Bride Wore Red," and "Three Comrades," recently shown at the Nanking.
His most recent picture was "Shopworn Angel," with Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart. He is currently producing "Shining Hour," with. Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young and Melvyn Douglas, and "A Christmas Carol," starring Lionel Barrymore as the famous Ebenezer Scrooge of Charles Dickens' beloved classic, Mr, Mankiewicz lives in Santa Jonica, is an ardent tennis player, and at least once each year travels to New York to visit his parents, who still live there, as does his sister, Mrs. Joseph Stenbuck. His brother, Herman Mankiewicz, is a prominent scenarist.
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