The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics

Herman J. (1897-1953) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909-1993) wrote, produced, and directed over 150 pictures. With Orson Welles, Herman wrote the screenplay for*Citizen Kane*and shared the picture's only Academy Award. Joe earned the second pair of his four Oscars for writing and directing*All About Eve, which also won Best Picture.

Despite triumphs as diverse as*Monkey Business*and*Cleopatra, and*Pride of the Yankees*and*Guys and Dolls, the witty, intellectual brothers spent their Hollywood y...