Descriptive Summary
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Joseph L. Mankiewicz papers
Date (inclusive): 1922-1992
Date (bulk): 1949-1970s
Collection number: 1392
Creator:
Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
Extent:
45 linear feet of papers.
1.9 linear feet of photographs.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Joseph L. Mankiewicz papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Rosemary Mankiewicz, 2008
Biography
Joseph L. Mankiewicz was an American screenwriter, director, and producer active in film from 1929 to
1972. Mankiewicz received Academy Awards for writing and directing A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949) and for
writing and directing ALL ABOUT EVE (1950).
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Joseph L. Mankiewicz papers span the years 1922-1992 (bulk 1949-1970s) and encompass circa 47
linear feet. The collection includes comprehensive production files and scripts for such films as THE
BAREFOOT CONTESSA (1954), CLEOPATRA (1963), GUYS AND DOLLS (1955), A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949), NO WAY
OUT (1950), THE QUIET AMERICAN (1958), and SLEUTH (1972). There are files on unproduced films, as well as
contracts, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs. Extensive documentation on the famous 1950
struggle for control of the Screen Directors Guild is of interest. The photograph series consists of
photographic prints and negatives of motion picture production and biography images.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Stage files;
3. Subject files; 4. Other papers; 5. Oversize; 6. Scrapbooks; 7. Photographs, subseries as follows: A. Biography; B. Biography-Family;
C. Motion picture production; D. Subject; E. Subject-General; F. Subject-Portraits
Indexing Terms
Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (Joseph Leo) , 1909-1993--Archives
directors
producers
screenwriters