Herman Mankiewicz’s childhood in Wilkes-Barre inspired the iconic "Rosebud" in Citizen Kane. Herman Mankiewicz’s childhood in Wilkes-Barre inspired the iconic "Rosebud" in Citizen Kane. After his bike ...

NEW YORK -- What's It About: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane." Oscar Nominations: ...

Orson Welles’ 1941 classic, “Citizen Kane,” is regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time. It’s also considered one of the most influential films. It’s still talked about to this day ...

For all the piles of research and miles of column inches that have been devoted to it, the controversy over the creative authorship of “Citizen Kane” — a kerfuffle that’s now 50 years old, and one ...

NPR's David Greene talks to critic Kenneth Turan about David Fincher's film, Mank, which looks at the life of writer Herman Mankiewicz during the... Movie Review: 'Mank' Is A Love Letter To Classic ...

Herman Jacob Mankiewicz (November 7, 1897 – March 5, 1953; New York City) was an American screenwriter, who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). Earlier, he was the Berlin ...

Ten years after penning “The Pride of the Yankees” about Lou Gehrig, the Wilkes-Barre-reared Herman Mankiewicz tackled the life of famed Cardinals fastball pitcher Jerome “Dizzy” Dean (Dan Dailey) in ...