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Who’s Who in ‘Mank’: A Guide to the Real-Life Players
#masthead-section-label, #masthead-bar-one { display: none }The Best of 2020Best MoviesBest TV ShowsBest BooksBest TheaterBest AlbumsAdvertisementContinue reading the main storySupported byContinue reading the main storyWho’s Who in ‘Mank’: A Guide to the Real-Life PlayersThe Netflix drama about the making of “Citizen Kane” features characters based on Hollywood writers, studio executives and others. Here’s what they were really like.The MGM executives Louis B. Mayer (Arliss Howard) and Irving G. Thalberg (Ferdinand Kingsley) in “Mank.”Credit…NetflixBy More
