Don Mankiewicz

Born in Berlin to screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and Sara Aaronson, Don Martin Mankiewicz grew up in a family steeped in media and earned his degree from Columbia College in 1942 before turning to writing. His debut novel Trial (1955) captured the Harper Prize and was quickly adapted for the screen, while his screenplay for I Want to Live! earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Scr… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources