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The path to Washington may run through Jerusalem.
December 7, 2020
Herman Mankiewicz, the Great Scriptwriter of Hollywood’s (Jewish) Golden Age
Mank.
The recent film Mank tells the story Herman Mankiewicz, known in Hollywood circles by his eponymous nickname, whose work as a screenwriter includes The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Citizen Kane (1941). But it remains a matter of dispute how much of the latter script is Mankiewicz’s work, and how much is that of the film’s director and lead actor Orson Welles, whose name is much better remembered. As Jesse Tish writes, Mankiewicz’s frustration with this particular situation summed up his general dissatisfaction with his career:
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Herman Mankiewicz, the Great Scriptwriter of Hollywood’s (Jewish) Golden Age
Mank.
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