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Herman Jacob Mankiewicz ( on the screenplay of '' Citizen Kane '', for which they both won an Academy Award and famously clashed over credit. Much debate has centered around this dispute, with some critics (notably Pauline Kael ) attributing the bulk of Kane's screenplay to Mankiewicz. Mankiewicz wrote and co-wrote many other screenplays (including the original version of '' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes '' and '' The Pride Of The Yankees '') and served as producer on several Marx Brothers movies. After ''Citizen Kane'', Mankiewicz's career declined, likely a result of alcoholism. He died of Uremic Poisoning in Hollywood, CA on March 5 , 1953 , the same day as Joseph Stalin . Mankiewicz was educated at Columbia University and the University of Berlin. He was the older brother of Joseph L. Mankiewicz . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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