Frank Mankiewicz
Birth Name:
Frank Fabian Mankiewicz
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Served in the U․S․ Army during World War II and was involved in the Battle of the Bulge
- Was the director of the Peace Corps in Peru for two years before taking over Peace Corps operations in Latin America in 1964
- Graduated from UCLA in 1947 and earned his Master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University the following year, before getting his Law degree from UC Berkeley in 1955
- Grew up in a Hollywood family as the son of Herman J․ Mankiewicz, the writer of "Citizen Kane," and the nephew of Joseph L․ Mankiewicz, the director of "All About Eve․"
- Best known as Senator Robert F․ Kennedy's press secretary and as a former president of National Public Radio
- After serving as president of National Public Radio from 1977 to 1983, he became the executive vice president of the public relations firm Gray & Co
- In the wake of the Watergate scandal, he wrote the books "Perfectly Clear: Nixon from Whittier to Watergate" and "U․S․ v․ Richard M․ Nixon: The Final Crisis․"