Tom Mankiewicz: Biography

Tom Mankiewicz comes from a distinguished film family. His father, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, is a renowned screenwriter and director and his uncle, Herman Mankiewicz, is also a highly respected screenwriter. Following studies at the Exeter Academy and Yale, Mankiewicz worked as a production associate on a 1964 film, The Best Man. A few years later, he became a screenwriter. In the early '80s, he directed some episodes of the television series Hart to Hart, and in 1987 he directed his first feature film, Dragnet. Mankiewicz has also worked as a script consultant on a few James Bond films and on two of the Superman films. As a director, he primarily makes action-adventures. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide