Like his brother Herman, Mankiewicz first made his mark in films as a scenarist, after a stint as a foreign correspondent in Berlin. In 1928, Mankiewicz secured a $60-a-week writing contract at Paramount. He wrote intertitles and in 1931 co-wrote the script of the acclaimed boy and his dog story, "Skippy". He began producing for MGM in 1936, overseeing such fine projects as Fritz Lang's "Fury" (1936), Frank Borzage's "Three Comrades" (1938), George Cukor's "The Philadelphia Story" (1940) and George Stevens's "Woman of the Year" (1942). Louis B. Mayer allegedly told him he had to produce before
