Joseph L. Mankiewicz

From the illustrious Mankiewicz Family, Ben Mankiewicz was born on March 25, 1967 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a celebrated writer and producer, known for White House Down (2013), Mank (2020) and The Practice (1997). His grandfather, Herman J. Mankiewicz, co-wrote Citizen Kane (1941) with Orson Welles and was one of the highest-paid screenwriters in Hollywood. His father, Donald Mankiewicz, was a successful screenwriter and his uncle, Joseph Mankiewicz, was a celebrated film director and producer. His brother, Tom Mankiewicz, was an acclaimed director and screenwriter and his cousin, Christopher Mankiewicz, is a successful actor and producer. Ben is married to Michelle (Lee) Larkin Russo and they have one child. His uncle, Nick Davis, is a noted novelist, and his brother, John Mankiewicz, is a celebrated producer and writer. Ben is certainly a scion of Hollywood royalty.