John Bard Manulis

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John Bard Manulis
Los Angeles, California
Alma materHarvard University
Occupation(s)Producer, director, social/political activist, entrepreneur
Organization(s)Writers Guild of America East
Producers Guild of America
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Board member ofThe Liberty Hill Foundation
The Getty House Foundation
SpouseLiz Heller
WebsiteOfficial website

John Bard Manulis (born September 8, 1956) is an American film, television and theater producer, director, entrepreneur and activist.

Blindside, and The Umbilical Brothers
: THWAK.

Manulis's projects integrate social and political themes such as drug addiction (The Basketball Diaries); repression and rebellion (Swing Kids); AIDS, individual freedom, and biracial relationships (

V.I. Warshawski
); poverty (American Idol Gives Back) and climate change/environmental consciousness (Arctic Tale).

Early life and education

Manulis was born in Los Angeles to actress Katharine Bard[2] and Martin Manulis; his father is a film, television, and theater producer best known as the creator of the television program, Playhouse 90.[3]

He attended Harvard College[4] after his preparatory school education at Harvard School, in North Hollywood, California.[5]

Manulis graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and Language. He was president of the

Galt MacDermot, which he independently produced and presented outdoors in Harvard Yard,[6] and a multimedia adaptation of U.S.A. by John Dos Passos
on the Loeb Mainstage.

During summer breaks, Manulis worked on films, most notably as a production assistant on

Academy Award
nominee The Stranger.

Career

Theater

After graduating from Harvard, Manulis moved to New York, where he began his professional career as

Broadway.[12] He directed workshop productions at Circle Rep, Playwrights Horizons, and Manhattan Theatre Club. In addition, Manulis directed Marjorie Appleman's Seduction Duet, which starred Jeff Daniels and won the 1981 Samuel French One-Act Festival.[13][14]

Manulis has also produced several plays, including 1988's Three Ways Home at the Astor Place Theater in New York, and The Umbilical Brothers: THWAK, which was produced in 1999/2000 at Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre and at the Tiffany Theater in Los Angeles

In 1979, Manulis was chosen by

Joseph Mankiewicz to become a Founding Member of the Actors Studio
Playwrights and Directors Unit.

Film and television

In 1983, Manulis joined the Nederlander Organization, where he brought projects through development and production as an executive producer in their newly formed television and film division. While at Nederlander, Manulis was involved with producing properties ranging from the ACE Award-winning A Case of Libel, starring Daniel J. Travanti and Ed Asner, to Intimate Strangers, a television movie starring Teri Garr and Stacy Keach.[15][16] He created the Comedy Zone, a weekly one-hour series on CBS, which brought together writers and actors such as Neil Simon, Kathleen Turner, Wendy Wasserstein, Joe Mantegna, Jules Feiffer and Christopher Durang.[17]

Manulis went on to serve as Vice President of Film for Edgar Scherick Associates, Senior VP of Production for Jeffrey Lurie's Chestnut Hill Productions, and Head of Worldwide Production and Acquisition for Samuel Goldwyn Films,[18] where he supervised the production or acquisition of films such as The Madness of King George, Lolita, American Buffalo, I Shot Andy Warhol, Welcome to Woop Woop, Bent and Tortilla Soup.

Live events

In 2008, Manulis produced the campaign events involving local, regional and national surrogates for Barack Obama's Campaign for Change in Colorado. He produced the short filmmaking competitions for Microsoft's Imagine Cup in both Brazil (2004) and Japan (2005), and the Liberty Hill Foundation's annual Upton Sinclair Award dinner (2003, 2004, 2005). With Gary Sinise, he directed the Directors Guild of America's memorial tribute to the life of director John Frankenheimer.

Digital media and technology

Manulis co-founded Visionbox Media Group, a production, post-production and distribution consulting company using digital technology to produce and distribute films and television content in 2000.[19][20][21] In a 2002 interview with the Los Angeles Times he said: "Definitions are changing on everything, even what the word 'digital' means. There are so many technologies that are encompassed in that one word....The one thing everyone agrees on is that 'digital' equals change."[22]

Manulis founded Screenspaces, a social technology company he founded with his wife, Liz Heller, in 2011.[23]

Activism and philanthropy

Manulis was recognized by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors as one of their 2012 Leaders To Watch. He serves on the board of directors for The Getty House Foundation, and on the board of the Liberty Hill Foundation. Manulis and Heller received the Liberty Hill Founder's Award in 2010.[24]

Credits

Year Title Credit Medium
2007 Arctic Tale Executive producer Film (documentary)
2007 American Idol
Gives Back		 Executive producer,
documentary segments		 TV series (2 episodes)
2006 Believe in Me Producer Film
2006 The Woods Production Executive Film
2006 The Painted Veil CEO, Visionbox Media Group Film
2006 First Snow CEO, Visionbox Media Group Film
2006 The Illusionist CEO, Visionbox Media Group Film
2005 The L.A. Riot Spectacular Producer Film
2004 Malibu Eyes Executive producer Video
2003 Master and Commander As Production Executive (MGM) Film
2002 Teddy Bear's Picnic Executive producer Film
2002 Charlotte Sometimes Executive producer Film
2001 Falling Like This Executive producer Film
2001 Tortilla Soup Producer Film
2001 Comics on Campus Co-executive Producer TV series pilot
1999 The Invisibles Executive producer Film
1999 The Umbilical Brothers:
THWAK		 Producer Theater (Minetta Lane Theater)
1997 Welcome to Woop Woop Executive producer Film
1997 The Chambermaid
on the Titanic		 As Production Executive (MGM) Film
1997 Bent As Production Executive (MGM) Film
1996 Foxfire Producer Film
1996 The Preacher's Wife Executive in Charge of Production Film
1995 The Basketball Diaries Producer Film
1995 Napoleon Executive in Charge of Production Film
1994 The Madness of King George Executive in Charge of Production Film
1993 Swing Kids Producer Film
1993 Daybreak Producer Television Movie
1993 Blindside Executive producer Television Movie
1991
V.I. Warshawski
 Co-executive Producer Film
1988 Three Ways Home Producer Theater (Astor Place Theater)
1986 Intimate Strangers Executive producer Television Movie
1984 Comedy Zone Executive producer/Creator TV series (5 episodes)
1982 The Great Grandson
of Jedediah Kohler		 Director (with Marshall W. Mason) Theater (Circle Repertory)[25]
1981 Foxtrot by the Bay Director Theater (Circle Repertory
at the White Barn Theater)
1981 The Suicide Assistant director Theater (Broadway)
1981 Fifth of July Assistant director Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
1981 Talley's Folly Assistant director Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
1981 A Tale Told Assistant director Theater (Circle Repertory)
1981 Seduction Duet Director Theater (Circle Repertory)
1980 Talley's Folly Assistant director Theater (Broadway)
1979 The Deserter Director Theater (Circle Repertory)
1978 Twelfth Night Assistant Stage Manaager Theater (Academy Festival Theater)
1976
All The President's Men
 Art Department liaison Film

[26][27]

References

  1. ^ "John Bard Manulis at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  2. ^ Segalof, Nat (2011). Arthur Penn: American Director. University Press of Kentucky. p. 50.
  3. ^ Noland, Claire (September 30, 2007). "Martin Manulis, 92; first 'Playhouse 90' producer". September 30, 2007. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  4. ^ No writer attriubted. "Candidates For Class Marshall". October 24, 1977. The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Forbes Staff. "A Profile of America's 20 Best Prep Schools". April 29, 2010. Forbes. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  6. ^ Hartocollis, Anemonia. "Cuanto Me Gusta". May 11, 1977. The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  7. ^ "All The President's Men on IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Weber, Bruce (October 10, 1994). "Circle Repertory Enters Upon Adulthood". October 10, 1994. New York Times. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  9. ^ "John Bard Manulis Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  10. ^ John, Beaufort (March 25, 1982). "Circle Rep's wildly funny broadside; The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler; Comedy by John Bishop. Directed by John Bard Manulis and Marshall W. Mason". March 25, 1982. Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  11. ^ "Richard II / The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler – Souvenir Program". Bibliopolis. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  12. ^ "Talley's Folly on Broadway Playbill". Playbill Vault. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  13. ISBN 9780573600548
    .
  14. ^ "John Bard Manulis Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  15. ^ Associated Press (January 8, 1986). "Movie Helps CBS Lead in TV Ratings". January 8, 1986. New York Times. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  16. ^ O'Connor, John (January 1986). "TV: 'Intimate Strangers,' 10 Years After Vietnam". January 1, 1986. New Yprk Times. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  17. ^ Sellars, Pat. "John Manulis will tickle your funny bone – if only CBS lets his best gags get on the air". August 27, 1984. Us Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  18. ^ "John Manulis at Digital Hollywood". March 20, 2005. Digital Hollywood. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  19. ^ "Vision Media Group: About Us". 2000. Visionbox Media Group Website. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  20. ^ Silverman, Jason. "Learning to Love Digital Video". January 20, 2001. Wired. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  21. ^ Marlowe, Chris. "Digital Producers Answer Call". February 25, 2002. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  22. ^ Huffstutter, PJ. "Oscar Enters the Picture in Film vs. Digital Debate". December 3, 2002. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  23. ^ "Vwalls Content Curation". 2012. Vwalls Website. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  24. ^ "Founders Award: John Manulis and Liz Heller". 2011. Liberty Hill. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  25. ISSN 0882-7729
    . Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  26. ^ "John Manulis Credits at IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  27. ^ "John Bard Manulis Credits at Yahoo". Retrieved May 29, 2013.

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