13 Facts About Frank Mankiewicz

Frank Fabian Mankiewicz II was an American journalist, political adviser, president of National Public Radio, and public relations executive.

Frank Mankiewicz was born in New York City and grew up in Beverly Hills, California, the son of Sara and screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz, who co-wrote Citizen Kane.

Frank Mankiewicz was president of National Public Radio from 1977 to 1983, overseeing the creation of Morning Edition and the expansion of the network.

Frank Mankiewicz resigned due to a $6 million debt that required NPR to be bailed out by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and member stations.

Frank Mankiewicz had served as regional director for the Peace Corps in Latin America, presidential campaign press secretary in 1968 to US Senator Robert F Kennedy, and campaign director for 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern.

Several hours later, Frank Mankiewicz returned to the news media headquarters with this report:.

Frank Mankiewicz was an unsuccessful candidate for the US House of Representatives in Maryland's 8th congressional district in 1976.

In 1974, Frank Mankiewicz acted as a secret emissary, carrying messages from Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Fidel Castro, and then reporting back to Kissinger.

In 1984, Frank Mankiewicz wrote for Quarante magazine owned by Kathleen Katz of Arlington.

Frank Mankiewicz lived in Washington, DC, with his second wife, novelist Patricia O'Brien, who writes under the pseudonym of Kate Alcott.

Frank Mankiewicz's son Josh Mankiewicz is an NBC News correspondent, while his son Ben Mankiewicz is a Turner Classic Movies host and a host on The Young Turks, who served from September 2008 to September 2009 as co-host of At the Movies.

In 2016, Frank Mankiewicz's memoir was published So as I Was Saying.

Frank Mankiewicz died in Washington, DC, on October 23,2014, at the age of 90.