Mankiewicz family

The Mankiewicz family is an American family, with members including:

  • Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953), Hollywood screenwriter (brother of Joseph)
    • Don Mankiewicz (1922–2015), screenwriter (son of Herman)
      • John Mankiewicz (born 1954), screenwriter and producer (son of Don)
      • Jane Mankiewicz, fiction writer published in The New Yorker (daughter of Don)
    • Frank Mankiewicz (1924–2014), journalist, publicist, politician (son of Herman)
      • Josh Mankiewicz (born 1955), television journalist (son of Frank, brother of Ben)
      • Ben Mankiewicz (born 1967), co-host of The Young Turks, currently the primary host on Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (son of Frank, brother of Josh)
    • Johanna Mankiewicz Davis (1937–1974), novelist (daughter of Herman)
      • Nick Davis (born 1965), screenwriter, director and producer (son of Johanna)
      • Tim Davis (born 1963), television writer (son of Johanna)
  • Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993), Hollywood screenwriter (2 Oscars), director (2 Oscars) and producer (brother of Herman)
    • Christopher Mankiewicz (born 1940), actor and producer (son of Joseph)
    • Tom Mankiewicz (1942–2010), screenwriter, director and producer (son of Joseph)
    • Alex Mankiewicz (born 1966), illustrator and artist (daughter of Joseph)
  • Francis Mankiewicz, (1944–1993), Canadian filmmaker, second cousin once removed to Herman J. Mankiewicz and Joseph L. Mankiewicz
For the surname, see Mankiewicz (surname).


Information on a second American Mankiewicz Family which descends from the Nobles of Samogitia Lithuania below. The family is spread across Eastern Europe with large concentrations in Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia:

  • GD Pranciškus Monkevičius (Born 1837) Herb Lubicz - Pašilė, Kelmė District Municipality, Šiauliai County, Lithuania
    • GD Alexander Mankiewicz (1861-1911) - Immigrated to the United States to Cook County Illinois
      • Anthony Manson (Mankiewicz)
        • Wayne George Manson (Mankiewicz) -
        • Tony Mankewitz - FL
        • Helen Mankewitz - Ill
        • Philip Manson (Mankiewicz) - CA
        • Theophilia Manson (Mankiewicz) - IN
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