John Mankiewicz (born February 18, 1954) is an American

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and

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and

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. He was co-executive producer for ''

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'' and '' Bosch'', he co-created the television series ''

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'' and has written and produced episodes for ''

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'' and occasionally writes for ''

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.'' He was born in

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the son of Ilene Thelma (Korsen) and screenwriter

Don Mankiewicz Don Martin Mankiewicz (January 20, 1922 – April 25, 2015) was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his novel, ''Trial''. Early life Born in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of Sara (née Aaronson) and the screenwriter Herman J. ...

, a member of the

Mankiewicz family The Mankiewicz family is an American family of German-Jewish descent, with members including: * Herman J. Mankiewicz (1897–1953), Hollywood screenwriter (1 Oscar) (brother of Joseph) ** Don Mankiewicz (1922–2015), screenwriter (son of Herma ...

. He is a cousin of

Ben Mankiewicz Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz (born March 25, 1967) is an American television personality, political commentator, and film critic. He is a host on Turner Classic Movies and has been a commentator on '' The Young Turks'' and ''What the Flick?!'' ...

Josh Mankiewicz Joshua Paul "Josh" Mankiewicz (born August 27, 1955) is an American journalist, who has been reporting for ''Dateline NBC'' since 1995. He has reported for ''The Today Show'' and ''NBC Nightly News'' with Brian Williams, and '' Sunday Night with ...

and Nick Davis.

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