Herman Mankiewicz’s childhood in Wilkes-Barre inspired the iconic "Rosebud" in Citizen Kane. Herman Mankiewicz’s childhood in Wilkes-Barre inspired the iconic "Rosebud" in Citizen Kane. After his bike ...

NEW YORK -- What's It About: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane." Oscar Nominations: ...

Netflix’s “Mank” has introduced the late screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz to reams of people, but Sydney Stern, author of “The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak and Hollywood Classics” has long been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orson Welles’ 1941 classic, “Citizen Kane,” is regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time. It’s also considered one ...

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 ...

Orson Welles, standing, is shown in a scene from “Citizen Kane,” which was co-written by Welles and Wilkes-Barre native Herman J. Mankiewicz. For the past year or so, I’ve been enthralled by this ...

Orson Welles’ 1941 classic, “Citizen Kane,” is regarded by many as one of the greatest films of all time. It’s also considered one of the most influential films. It’s still talked about to this day ...