Herman J. Mankiewicz

Herman J. Mankiewicz, born on November seventh, nineteen ninety-seven, was a prominent American screenwriter, film producer, and journalist. He is best known for co-writing the screenplay of the iconic film Citizen Kane in nineteen forty-one alongside Orson Welles, a collaboration that earned them both the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Before his illustrious career in Hollywood, Mankiewicz made his mark as a Berlin correspondent for Women’s Wear Daily and served as the assistant theater editor at The New York Times. He was also the first regular drama critic for The New Yorker, where his sharp wit and humor shone through. Renowned critic Alexander Woollcott famously dubbed him the