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Herman J. Mankiewicz

(1897–1953) Screenwriter

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Herman J. Mankiewicz was a screenwriter.

Quick Facts About Herman J. Mankiewicz

Born: November 7, 1897
Died: March 5, 1953
Profession: Screenwriter

About Herman J. Mankiewicz

[Wikidata] American screenwriter (1897-1953)... | [Wikipedia] Herman Jacob Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Both Mankiewicz and Welles went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film. Mankiewicz was previously a Berlin correspondent for Women’s Wear Dail

Quotes by Herman J. Mankiewicz

We are a breed apart from the rest of humanity, we theatre folk.We are the original displaced personalities, concentrated gatherings of neurotics,…

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Children

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In a novel, the hero can lay ten girls and marry a virgin for the finish. In a movie, that is not…

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Books

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If people don't sit at Chaplin's feet, he goes out and stands where they are sitting.

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Feet

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“A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I…

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You know it's hard to hear what a bearded man is saying. He can't speak above a whisker.

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Hard

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There are millions to be grabbed out here and your only competition is idiots. Don't let thisget around.

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Competition

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Imagine--the whole world wired to Harry Cohn's ass!

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Ass

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