Herman J. Mankiewicz

American Jewish screenwriter and journalist who shared the Academy Award for Citizen Kane's original screenplay with Orson Welles. In Jewish World Records, Herman J. Mankiewicz is connected to the record “First Jewish Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay,” based on the stored achievement of Writing (Original Screenplay) — Citizen Kane, 26 February 1942. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles won Writing (Original Screenplay) for Citizen Kane at the 1942 Academy Awards. JINFO's Jewish Best Original Screenplay chronology begins with Mankiewicz. The Academy's 1942 ceremony page lists Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles as winners for Citizen Kane. JINFO's Jewish Best Original Screenplay list begins with Herman J. Mankiewicz for Citizen Kane, making him the earliest qualifying Jewish winner. Chronological review of Academy Original Screenplay winners and predecessor naming, combined with Jewish-recipient chronology.