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| | Anecdote - Herman J. Mankiewicz - Herman J. Mankiewicz: Hornblower (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05) |
 | | One evening the great screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz attended an elegant dinner party hosted by producer Arthur Hornblow, Jr. |
 | | When, having drunk too much, Mankiewicz threw up at the table, a disgusted silence spread through the room. |
 | | Mankiewicz, Herman J. (1897-1953) American journalist, critic, and screenwriter [noted for his work on scripts for such films as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), Girl Crazy (1933), Duck Soup (1933), It's a Wonderful World (1939), Citizen Kane (1941, Screenplay Oscar, with Welles), and The Pride of the Yankees (1942, Oscar nomination)] |
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