R.I.P. Allan Manings

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• Writers write. RIP

  ”
  [Larry is reading stories to the class]
  Larry: Next is “Murder at My Friend Harrys” by Owen… Lift.
  “Chapter one: The night was humid.”
  [Closes the paper]”

  Thanks for the laughs never knew back then I would try to write anything.

  Comment by 8movies5plays — Monday May 17, 2010 @ 4:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

• LololoL

  Comment by ralphmalph — Monday May 17, 2010 @ 5:26pm PDT  Reply to this post

• A good man and a fine writer who could have taught a course about class and conviction. We could use more like him…

  Comment by Christopher Lloyd — Monday May 17, 2010 @ 6:33pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I’m old enough to remember Alan Manings as a CBC television personality in Canada during the 1950s Blacklist era. He appeared on a number of programs including a panel quiz show Flashback and one where he presented movies before an NHL hockey game. We were lucky to have this smart, classy gentleman in the north before he was able to return home, co-create One Day At A Time, meet Norman Lear etc.My memory is a bit foggy about those faraway days but one of his fellow Flashback quiz show panelists was Elwy Yost of Toronto, father of L.A.-based writer-producer Graham (“Speed”) Yost,who is now producing a western series for American tv with longtime writer Elmore Leonard.Speed helped make Sandra Bullock a star.

  Comment by Mr. D.R. Atkinson — Monday May 17, 2010 @ 11:41pm PDT  Reply to this post

• a good man, good times. Fond remembrance as thoughts are with his family.

  Comment by I remember — Tuesday May 18, 2010 @ 12:02am PDT  Reply to this post