Allan Manings

Television Producer and Comedy Writer

Male

Born Mar 28, 1924

Hometown Newark, New Jersey

Died May 12, 2010

Death Place Beverly Hills, Ca...

Allan Manings was an American television producer and comedy writer. He was active in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and was best known for his work in co-creating with his wife, actress Whitney Blake, One Day at a Time, as well as serving as producer… Read More

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Whitney Blake
Married 1968 - 2002

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Stage Raw: Uma Care La Weekly (Blog)
Google News - Apr 29, 2011

HELLO The late playwright Allan Manings was blacklisted and forced to move to Canada. There, he worked on a horse farm till 1961, when he was able to return to Hollywood and forge a successful career in television. So it's not surprising that he should
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Stage Raw: Completeness La Weekly (Blog)
Google News - Apr 22, 2011

HELLO The late playwright Allan Manings was blacklisted and forced to move to Canada. There, he worked on a horse farm till 1961, when he was able to return to Hollywood and forge a successful career in television. So it's not surprising that he should
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Allan Manings, 86, Writer And Creator Of Television Shows
NYTimes - May 23, 2010

Allan Manings, an Emmy-winning writer who created ''One Day at a Time,'' a hit sitcom about a divorced woman and her teenage daughters that was progressive for the mid-1970s, died on May 12 in Los Angeles. He was 86. His death was confirmed by his stepdaughter, the actress Meredith Baxter, who said he had a heart attack and was being treated for
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The Media Business; Hollywood Still Feels Writers' Walkout
NYTimes - Sep 04, 1989

LEAD: A year has passed since Hollywood returned to work after its longest strike ever, and the industry has been assessing the damage ever since. A year has passed since Hollywood returned to work after its longest strike ever, and the industry has been assessing the damage ever since. Because of the five-month writers' strike, the networks lost
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CHILDHOOD

1924 Birth Born in 1924.

FIFTIES

1975 51 Years Old Manings was elected vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1975 to 1977 and also served as a member of its Board of Directors from 1977 to 1982 and again from 1985 to 1992.

LATE ADULTHOOD

1991 67 Years Old He ran unsuccessfully for president of the Guild in 1991 and was a recipient of the Morgan Cox Award for service to the Guild, which he received in 1997.,. … Read More

2010 86 Years Old He died on May 12, 2010, aged 86, in Beverly Hills, California of a heart attack in addition to a case of esophageal cancer for which he was receiving medical treatment..

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