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HERMAN J. MANKIEWICZ HERMAN J. MANKIEWICZ contract, signed OR search current auctions Auction History Result 3d208 HERMAN J. MANKIEWICZ signed contract 1941 paid $1,500 a week to write Pride of the Yankees! Date Sold 1/13/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed Contract (measures 8 1/2" x 11 1/4" [22 x 29 cm]) (Learn More) Herman J. Mankiewicz was a writer, producer, and actor from the 1920s to the 1950s. He is best known for co-writing Citizen Kane with Orson Welles (and much has been written about who wrote the majority of that screenplay, and if you are interested, you can find out much more by searching the Internet)! Some of his other movies include: Two Flaming Youths, Dinner at Eight, The Pride of the Yankees, It's a Wonderful World, and many more! He passed away in 1953 at the age of 55. Important Added Info: Note that this item has been personally autographed (signed) by Herman J. Mankiewicz! It is a contract from Samuel Goldwyn Inc., from December 16, 1941, hiring Mr. Mankiewicz to write the screenplay for "The Lou Gehrig Story" for a salary of $1,500 per week. Of course, Mr. Mankiewicz DID write the screenplay, and the movie was released the following year, now titled "The Pride of the Yankees"! Note that this item comes from the estate of Paul Kohner, who had a remarkable life! Kohner was born in Czechoslovakia in 1902, and he was a journalist working at his father's newspaper. He came to Hollywood after interviewing Carl Laemmle, who gave him a job as a publicity man. He became the head of Universal's European department in Berlin, and returned to the U.S. in the early 1930s, and left Universal in 1938, becoming a publicity agent. Among his clients were some of the greatest film stars ever, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, and also great directors such as John Huston and Billy Wilder. He had close personal friendships with many of his clients, and he saved every bit of correspondence and paper work from his agency! He was married to actress Lupita Tovar from 1932 until his death in 1988. Amazingly, after his death, few institutions showed interest in his immense files, and only a small amount ended up being saved, with a lot literally thrown away! As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: very good. There is a rust stain at the left staple of the first sheet, but otherwise, the contract is in very nice condition! Learn More about condition grades 
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