The screenwriter's grandson, Nick Davis, reveals what really led to his grandfather's no-show at the 1941 Academy Awards — the night he won the statuette for co-writing 'Citizen Kane.' By Nick Davis ...

The hustle of show business means people not-infrequently have two projects hitting the market at the same time. Even so, filmmaker Nick Davis is the creative force behind one of the more unusual ...

As his story is poised to earn some top prizes at the 93rd annual Academy Awards, Herman Mankiewicz’s grandson is revealing why the writer skipped attending the show for his own win in 1942.

Herman J. Mankiewicz, affectionately known as “Mank,” was born in New York City in 1897, but he spent his formative years in Wilkes-Barre. It was here that he became the youngest prep school graduate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The legend of the Mankiewicz brothers has always been with Nick Davis. Growing up, he was told that his grandfather, “Citizen Kane ...

A year after David Fincher’s film “Mank” was nominated for 10 Oscars, and two years since the publication of Sydney Ladensohn Stern’s acclaimed and award-winning “The Brothers Mankiewicz,” even a film ...

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 ...

In keeping with the Oscar tradition of honoring movies about movie making, the most nominated film of the year centers on a Hollywood screenwriter. “Mank” tells the story of Herman “Mank” Mankiewicz, ...

Gary Oldman's role as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz in Mank earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a motion picture — drama this year Gary Oldman tapped into his past struggle with ...