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{{short description|American media executive}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = John Bard Manulis
| name = John Bard Manulis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|8}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|9|8}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]]
| residence = Los Angeles, California
| occupation = Producer, director, social/political activist, entrepreneur
| occupation = Producer, director, social/political activist, entrepreneur
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]]
| boards = The Liberty Hill Foundation<br>The Getty House Foundation
| boards = The Liberty Hill Foundation<br />The Getty House Foundation
| organization = Writer's Guild of America East<br>Producer's Guild of America<br>Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| organization = Writers Guild of America East<br />Producers Guild of America<br />Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| spouse = [[Liz Heller]]
| spouse = [[Liz Heller]]
| website = {{Official website|http://www.manulisventures.com/}}
| website = {{Official website|http://www.manulisventures.com/}}
}}
}}
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'''John Bard Manulis''' (born September 8, 1956) is an American film, television and theater producer, director, entrepreneur and activist.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis at IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544307/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> He has produced or executive produced more than 20 films, television programs, and theater productions, including ''[[Charlotte Sometimes (film)|Charlotte Sometimes]]'', ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'', ''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]],'' ''[[Arctic Tale]],'' ''[[Foxfire (1996 film)|Foxfire]],'' [[HBO]]'s ''[[Blind Side (HBO film)|Blindside]],'' and ''[[The Umbilical Brothers]]: THWAK''.


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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 (''[[Daybreak (1993 film)|Daybreak]]''); the Vietnam War (''Intimate Strangers''); female empowerment (''Foxfire'', ''[[V.I. Warshawski]]''); poverty (''American Idol Gives Back'') and climate change/environmental consciousness (''Arctic Tale'').
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'''John Bard Manulis''' (born September 8, 1956) is an American film, television and theater producer, director, entrepreneur and activist.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis at IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544307/|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> He has produced or executive produced more than 20 films, television programs, and theater productions, including ''[[Charlotte Sometimes (film)|Charlotte Sometimes]]'', ''[[The Basketball Diaries]]'', ''[[Swing Kids (1993 film)|Swing Kids]],'' ''[[Arctic Tale]],'' ''[[Foxfire (1996 film)|Foxfire]],'' [[HBO]]'s ''[[Blind Side (HBO film)|Blindside]],'' and ''[[The Umbilical Brothers]]: THWAK''.

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Manulis has been noted for creating a body of work over the course of his career that integrates social and political themes within popular entertainment, including these: drug addiction (''The Basketball Diaries''); repression and rebellion (''Swing Kids''); AIDS, individual freedom, and bi-racial relationships ''([[Daybreak (1993 film)|Daybreak]])''; the Vietnam War (''Intimate Strangers''); positive Latino role models (''[[Tortilla Soup]]''); female empowerment (''Foxfire'', ''[[V.I. Warshawski]]''); poverty (''American Idol Gives Back'') and climate change/environmental consciousness (''Arctic Tale'').


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Manulis was born in Los Angeles to Katherine Bard, an actress,<ref>{{cite book|last=Segalof|first=Nat|title=Arthur Penn: American Director|year=2011|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|page=50}}</ref> and [[Martin Manulis]]; his father is a film, television, and theater producer best known as the creator of the television program, ''[[Playhouse 90]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=Noland|first=Claire|title=Martin Manulis, 92; first 'Playhouse 90' producer|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/30/local/me-manulis30|work=September 30, 2007|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref>
Manulis was born in Los Angeles to actress [[Katharine Bard]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Segalof|first=Nat|title=Arthur Penn: American Director|year=2011|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|page=50}}</ref> and [[Martin Manulis]]; his father is a film, television, and theater producer best known as the creator of the television program, ''[[Playhouse 90]].''<ref>{{cite web|last=Noland|first=Claire|title=Martin Manulis, 92; first 'Playhouse 90' producer|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/30/local/me-manulis30|work=September 30, 2007|date=September 30, 2007 |publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref>


He attended [[Harvard College]]<ref>{{cite web|last=No writer attriubted|title=Candidates For Class Marshall|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1977/10/24/candidates-for-class-marshal-pbkaren-r/|work=October 24, 1977|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> after his preparatory school education at [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard School]], in North Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Forbes Staff|title=A Profile of America's 20 Best Prep Schools|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-harvard-westlake.html|work=April 29, 2010|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=May 28, 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130620050203/http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-harvard-westlake.html|archivedate=June 20, 2013|deadurl=yes}}</ref>
He attended [[Harvard College]]<ref>{{cite web|last=No writer attriubted|title=Candidates For Class Marshall|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1977/10/24/candidates-for-class-marshal-pbkaren-r/|work=October 24, 1977|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> after his preparatory school education at [[Harvard-Westlake School|Harvard School]], in North Hollywood, California.<ref>{{cite web|last=Forbes Staff|title=A Profile of America's 20 Best Prep Schools|url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-harvard-westlake.html|work=April 29, 2010|publisher=Forbes|accessdate=May 28, 2013|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130620050203/http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/29/best-prep-schools-2010-opinions-harvard-westlake.html|archivedate=June 20, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Manulis graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and Language. He was president of the [[Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club|Harvard Dramatic Club]], and directed numerous productions, including the musical ''Two Gentleman of Verona,'' by [[John Guare]] and [[Galt McDermot|Galt MacDermot]], which he independently produced and presented outdoors in [[Harvard Yard]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartocollis|first=Anemonia|title=Cuanto Me Gusta|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1977/5/11/cuanto-me-gusta-pbsbometimes-you-wonder/#|work=May 11, 1977|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> and a multimedia adaptation of ''U.S.A.'' by [[John Dos Passos]] on the Loeb Mainstage.
Manulis graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts in English and American Literature and Language. He was president of the [[Harvard Radcliffe Dramatic Club|Harvard Dramatic Club]], and directed numerous productions, including the musical ''Two Gentleman of Verona,'' by [[John Guare]] and [[Galt McDermot|Galt MacDermot]], which he independently produced and presented outdoors in [[Harvard Yard]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Hartocollis|first=Anemonia|title=Cuanto Me Gusta|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1977/5/11/cuanto-me-gusta-pbsbometimes-you-wonder/#|work=May 11, 1977|publisher=The Harvard Crimson|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> 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 ''[[All The President's Men]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=All The President's Men on IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/combined|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> and as assistant art director on [[Lee Grant]]'s [[Academy Award]] nominee ''The Stranger.''
During summer breaks, Manulis worked on films, most notably as a production assistant on ''[[All The President's Men]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=All The President's Men on IMDb|website=[[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/combined|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> and as assistant art director on [[Lee Grant]]'s [[Academy Award]] nominee ''The Stranger.''


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== Theater ===
=== Theater ===
After graduating from Harvard, Manulis moved to New York, where he began his professional career as [[Marshall W. Mason]]'s assistant at the renowned<ref>{{cite web|last=Weber|first=Bruce|title=Circle Repertory Enters Upon Adulthood|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/10/theater/circle-repertory-enters-upon-adulthood.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|work=October 10, 1994|publisher=New York TImes|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Circle Repertory Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis Biography|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/John-Bard-Manulis.html|publisher=Film Reference|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> Promoted to [[casting director]] in 1980, he continued to work with Mason, co-directing [[John Bishop (screenwriter)|John Bishop]]'s ''The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler''<ref>{{cite web|last=John|first=Beaufort|title=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.|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0325/032502.html|work=March 25, 1982|publisher=Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> and assistant directing<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard II / The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler – Souvenir Program|url=http://www.bibliopolis.com/main/books/399129/RICHARD-II-THE-GREAT-GRANDSON-OF-JEDEDIAH-KOHLER-SOUVENIR-PROGRAM-SHAKESPEARE-WILLIAM-JOHN-BISHOP-Julians-Books.html?id=qDsymQEP|publisher=Bibliopolis|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> [[Lanford Wilson]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning trilogy, ''[[Talley's Folly]]'', ''Fifth of July'' and ''A Tale Told''; ''[[Hamlet]]'', starring [[William Hurt]], and ''[[Murder at the Howard Johnson's]],'' which was produced on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talley's Folly on Broadway Playbill|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8029/Talleys-Folly|publisher=Playbill Vault|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Appleman|first=M.|title=The Seduction Duet (Script)|year=1982|publisher=Samuel French, Inc.|location=New York|page=5|url=https://books.google.com/?id=NUEcEaNIdygC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=seduction+duet+jeff+daniels#v=onepage&q=seduction%20duet%20jeff%20daniels&f=false|isbn=9780573600548}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis Biography|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/John-Bard-Manulis.html|publisher=Film Reference|accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref>
After graduating from Harvard, Manulis moved to New York, where he began his professional career as [[Marshall W. Mason]]'s assistant at the renowned<ref>{{cite news|last=Weber|first=Bruce|title=Circle Repertory Enters Upon Adulthood|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/10/10/theater/circle-repertory-enters-upon-adulthood.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|work=October 10, 1994|date=October 10, 1994|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> [[Circle Repertory Company]].<ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis Biography|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/John-Bard-Manulis.html|publisher=Film Reference|accessdate=May 28, 2013}}</ref> Promoted to [[casting director]] in 1980, he continued to work with Mason, co-directing [[John Bishop (screenwriter)|John Bishop]]'s ''The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler''<ref>{{cite magazine|last=John|first=Beaufort|title=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.|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0325/032502.html|magazine=March 25, 1982|date=March 25, 1982|publisher=Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> and assistant directing<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard II / The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler – Souvenir Program|url=http://www.bibliopolis.com/main/books/399129/RICHARD-II-THE-GREAT-GRANDSON-OF-JEDEDIAH-KOHLER-SOUVENIR-PROGRAM-SHAKESPEARE-WILLIAM-JOHN-BISHOP-Julians-Books.html?id=qDsymQEP|publisher=Bibliopolis|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> [[Lanford Wilson]]'s [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning trilogy, ''[[Talley's Folly]]'', ''Fifth of July'' and ''A Tale Told''; ''[[Hamlet]]'', starring [[William Hurt]], and ''[[Murder at the Howard Johnson's]],'' which was produced on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Talley's Folly on Broadway Playbill|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8029/Talleys-Folly|publisher=Playbill Vault|accessdate=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318044644/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/8029/Talleys-Folly|archive-date=March 18, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Appleman|first=M.|title=The Seduction Duet (Script)|year=1982|publisher=Samuel French, Inc.|location=New York|page=5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUEcEaNIdygC&q=seduction+duet+jeff+daniels&pg=PA5|isbn=9780573600548}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=John Bard Manulis Biography|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/John-Bard-Manulis.html|publisher=Film Reference|accessdate=May 31, 2013}}</ref>


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
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
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===Film and television===
===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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Associated Press|title=Movie Helps CBS Lead in TV Ratings|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/08/arts/movie-helps-cbs-lead-in-tv-ratings-for-week.html|work=January 8, 1986|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=O'Connor|first=John|title=TV: 'Intimate Strangers,' 10 Years After Vietnam|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/01/arts/tv-intimate-strangers-10-years-after-vietnam.html|work=January 1, 1986|publisher=New Yprk Times|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sellars|first=Pat|title=John Manulis will tickle your funny bone – if only CBS lets his best gags get on the air|url=http://www.perfectstrangers.tv/usmagazine082784.htm|work=August 27, 1984|publisher=Us Magazine|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Associated Press|title=Movie Helps CBS Lead in TV Ratings|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/08/arts/movie-helps-cbs-lead-in-tv-ratings-for-week.html|work=January 8, 1986|date=January 8, 1986|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=O'Connor|first=John|title=TV: 'Intimate Strangers,' 10 Years After Vietnam|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/01/arts/tv-intimate-strangers-10-years-after-vietnam.html|work=January 1, 1986|date=January 1986|publisher=New Yprk Times|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sellars|first=Pat|title=John Manulis will tickle your funny bone – if only CBS lets his best gags get on the air|url=http://www.perfectstrangers.tv/usmagazine082784.htm|work=August 27, 1984|publisher=Us Magazine|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref>


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]],<ref>{{cite web|title=John Manulis at Digital Hollywood|url=http://www.digitalhollywood.com/%231DHSpring/DHSpringTuesday15.html|work=March 20, 2005|publisher=Digital Hollywood|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> where he supervised the production or acquisition of films such as ''[[The Madness of King George]],'' ''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]],'' ''[[American Buffalo (film)|American Buffalo]]'', ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]],'' ''[[Welcome to Woop Woop]]'', ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' and ''[[Tortilla Soup]].''
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]],<ref>{{cite web|title=John Manulis at Digital Hollywood|url=http://www.digitalhollywood.com/%231DHSpring/DHSpringTuesday15.html|work=March 20, 2005|publisher=Digital Hollywood|accessdate=May 29, 2013}}</ref> where he supervised the production or acquisition of films such as ''[[The Madness of King George]],'' ''[[Lolita (1997 film)|Lolita]],'' ''[[American Buffalo (film)|American Buffalo]]'', ''[[I Shot Andy Warhol]],'' ''[[Welcome to Woop Woop]]'', ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' and ''[[Tortilla Soup]].''


===Live events===
===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 [[Director's Guild of America]]'s memorial tribute to the life of director [[John Frankenheimer]].
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===
===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,<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision Media Group: About Us|url=http://www.visionboxmedia.com|work=2000|publisher=Visionbox Media Group Website|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref> before digital technology became ubiquitous in film and television.<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Jason|title=Learning to Love Digital Video|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/01/40681?currentPage=all|work=January 20, 2001|publisher=Wired|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marlowe|first=Chris|title=Digital Producers Answer Call|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/103845545?versionId=117261266|work=February 25, 2002|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref> "Definitions are changing on everything, even what the word 'digital' means", Manulis said in a 2002 interview with the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''. "There are so many technologies that are encompassed in that one word....The one thing everyone agrees on is that 'digital' equals change."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huffstutter|first=PJ|title=Oscar Enters the Picture in Film vs. Digital Debate|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/03/business/fi-language3/2|work=December 3, 2002|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vision Media Group: About Us|url=http://www.visionboxmedia.com|work=2000|publisher=Visionbox Media Group Website|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Jason|title=Learning to Love Digital Video|url=https://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/01/40681?currentPage=all|magazine=January 20, 2001|publisher=Wired|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marlowe|first=Chris|title=Digital Producers Answer Call|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/103845545?versionId=117261266|work=February 25, 2002|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite web|last=Huffstutter|first=PJ|title=Oscar Enters the Picture in Film vs. Digital Debate|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/03/business/fi-language3/2|work=December 3, 2002|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>


Manulis is the CEO of Screenspaces, a social technology company he founded with his wife, Liz Heller, in 2011. Screenspace's inaugural product offering was the Vwalls social publishing platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vwalls Content Curation|url=http://www.vwalls.com|work=2012|publisher=Vwalls Website|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>
Manulis founded Screenspaces, a social technology company he founded with his wife, Liz Heller, in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vwalls Content Curation|url=http://www.vwalls.com|work=2012|publisher=Vwalls Website|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>


== Activism and philanthropy ==
== Activism and philanthropy ==
Manulis, who was recognized by the [[Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors]] as one of their 2012 Leaders To Watch, is a lifelong philanthropist and activist. He serves on the board of directors for The [[Getty House]] Foundation, and on the board of the [[Liberty Hill Foundation]]. Manulis and his wife, Liz Heller, received the Liberty Hill Founder's Award in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Founders Award: John Manulis and Liz Heller|url=http://www.libertyhill.org/page.aspx?pid=246|work=2011|publisher=Liberty Hill|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Founders Award: John Manulis and Liz Heller|url=http://www.libertyhill.org/page.aspx?pid=246|work=2011|publisher=Liberty Hill|accessdate=June 5, 2013}}</ref>


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
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! Year !! Title !! Credit !! Medium
! Year !! Title !! Credit !! Medium
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| 2007 || ''[[Arctic Tale]]'' || Executive Producer || Film (documentary)
| 2007 || ''[[Arctic Tale]]'' || Executive producer || Film (documentary)
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| 2007 || ''[[American Idol]]<br>Gives Back || Executive Producer,<br>documentary segments || TV series (2 episodes)
| 2007 || ''[[American Idol]]<br />Gives Back'' || Executive producer,<br />documentary segments || TV series (2 episodes)
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| 2006 || ''Believe in Me'' || Producer || Film
| 2006 || ''Believe in Me'' || Producer || Film
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| 2005 || ''[[The L.A. Riot Spectacular]]''|| Producer || Film
| 2005 || ''[[The L.A. Riot Spectacular]]''|| Producer || Film
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| 2004 || ''Malibu Eyes'' || Executive Producer || Video
| 2004 || ''Malibu Eyes'' || Executive producer || Video
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| 2003 || ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|Master and Commander]]'' || As Production Executive (MGM)|| Film
| 2003 || ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|Master and Commander]]'' || As Production Executive (MGM)|| Film
|-
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| 2002 || ''[[Teddy Bears' Picnic (film)|Teddy Bear's Picnic]] || Executive Producer || Film
| 2002 || ''[[Teddy Bears' Picnic (film)|Teddy Bear's Picnic]]'' || Executive producer || Film
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| 2002 || ''[[Charlotte Sometimes (film)|Charlotte Sometimes]]''|| Executive Producer || Film
| 2002 || ''[[Charlotte Sometimes (film)|Charlotte Sometimes]]''|| Executive producer || Film
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| 2001 || ''Falling Like This'' || Executive Producer || Film
| 2001 || ''Falling Like This'' || Executive producer || Film
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| 2001 || ''[[Tortilla Soup]] || Producer || Film
| 2001 || ''[[Tortilla Soup]]'' || Producer || Film
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| 2001 || ''Comics on Campus'' || Co-executive Producer || TV Series pilot
| 2001 || ''Comics on Campus'' || Co-executive Producer || TV series pilot
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| 1999 || ''[[The Invisibles]]''|| Executive Producer|| Film
| 1999 || ''[[The Invisibles]]''|| Executive producer|| Film
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| 1999 || ''The Umbilical Brothers:<br>THWAK'' || Producer || Theater (Minetta Lane Theater)
| 1999 || ''The Umbilical Brothers:<br />THWAK'' || Producer || Theater (Minetta Lane Theater)
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| 1997 || ''[[Welcome to Woop Woop]]'' || Executive Producer || Film
| 1997 || ''[[Welcome to Woop Woop]]'' || Executive producer || Film
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| 1997 || ''The Chambermaid<br>on the Titanic'' || As Production Executive (MGM) || Film
| 1997 || ''The Chambermaid<br />on the Titanic'' || As Production Executive (MGM) || Film
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| 1997 || ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' || As Production Executive (MGM) || Film
| 1997 || ''[[Bent (1997 film)|Bent]]'' || As Production Executive (MGM) || Film
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| 1996 || ''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' || Executive in Charge of Production || Film
| 1996 || ''[[The Preacher's Wife]]'' || Executive in Charge of Production || Film
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| 1995 || ''[[The Basketball Diaries]]'' || Producer || Film
| 1995 || ''[[The Basketball Diaries (film)|The Basketball Diaries]]'' || Producer || Film
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| 1995 || ''Napoleon'' || Executive in Charge of Production || Film
| 1995 || ''Napoleon'' || Executive in Charge of Production || Film
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| 1993 || ''[[Daybreak (1993 film)|Daybreak]]'' || Producer || Television Movie
| 1993 || ''[[Daybreak (1993 film)|Daybreak]]'' || Producer || Television Movie
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| 1993 || ''Blindside'' || Executive Producer || Television Movie
| 1993 || ''Blindside'' || Executive producer || Television Movie
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| 1991 || ''[[V.I. Warshawski]]'' || Co-executive Producer || Film
| 1991 || ''[[V.I. Warshawski]]'' || Co-executive Producer || Film
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| 1988 || ''Three Ways Home'' || Producer || Theater (Astor Place Theater)
| 1988 || ''Three Ways Home'' || Producer || Theater (Astor Place Theater)
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| 1986 || ''Intimate Strangers'' || Executive Producer || Television Movie
| 1986 || ''Intimate Strangers'' || Executive producer || Television Movie
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| 1984 || ''Comedy Zone'' || Executive Producer/Creator || TV Series (5 episodes)
| 1984 || ''Comedy Zone'' || Executive producer/Creator || TV series (5 episodes)
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| 1982 || ''The Great Grandson<br>of Jedediah Kohler'' || Assistant Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
| 1982 || ''The Great Grandson<br />of Jedediah Kohler'' || Director (with Marshall W. Mason) || Theater (Circle Repertory)<ref>{{Cite news |title=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. |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0325/032502.html |access-date=2023-07-06 |issn=0882-7729}}</ref>
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| 1981 || ''Foxtrot by the Bay'' || Director || Theater (Circle Repertory<br> at the White Barn Theater)
| 1981 || ''Foxtrot by the Bay'' || Director || Theater (Circle Repertory<br />at the White Barn Theater)
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| 1981 || ''[[The Suicide (play)|The Suicide]] ||Assistant Director || Theater (Broadway)
| 1981 || ''[[The Suicide (play)|The Suicide]]'' ||Assistant director || Theater (Broadway)
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| 1981 || ''Fifth of July'' || Assistant Director || Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
| 1981 || ''Fifth of July'' || Assistant director || Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
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| 1981 || ''[[Talley's Folly]]'' || Assistant Director || Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
| 1981 || ''[[Talley's Folly]]'' || Assistant director || Theater (Mark Taper Forum)
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| 1981 || ''A Tale Told'' || Assistant Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
| 1981 || ''A Tale Told'' || Assistant director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
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| 1981 || ''Seduction Duet''|| Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
| 1981 || ''Seduction Duet''|| Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
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| 1980 || ''[[Talley's Folly]]'' || Assistant director || Theater (Broadway)
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|1979 || ''The Deserter'' || Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
|1979 || ''The Deserter'' || Director || Theater (Circle Repertory)
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.libertyhill.org/|Liberty Hill Organization}}
* [http://www.vwalls.com Vwalls]


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John Bard Manulis
Born (1956-09-08) September 8, 1956 (age 67)
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.[1] He has produced or executive produced more than 20 films, television programs, and theater productions, including Charlotte Sometimes, The Basketball Diaries, Swing Kids, Arctic Tale, Foxfire, HBO's 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 (Daybreak); the Vietnam War (Intimate Strangers); female empowerment (Foxfire, V.I. Warshawski); poverty (American Idol Gives Back) and climate change/environmental consciousness (Arctic Tale).

Early life and education[edit]

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 Harvard Dramatic Club, and directed numerous productions, including the musical Two Gentleman of Verona, by John Guare and 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 All The President's Men[7] and as assistant art director on Lee Grant's Academy Award nominee The Stranger.

Career[edit]

Theater[edit]

After graduating from Harvard, Manulis moved to New York, where he began his professional career as Marshall W. Mason's assistant at the renowned[8] Circle Repertory Company.[9] Promoted to casting director in 1980, he continued to work with Mason, co-directing John Bishop's The Great Grandson of Jedediah Kohler[10] and assistant directing[11] Lanford Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning trilogy, Talley's Folly, Fifth of July and A Tale Told; Hamlet, starring William Hurt, and Murder at the Howard Johnson's, which was produced on 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 Arthur Penn, Elia Kazan and Joseph Mankiewicz to become a Founding Member of the Actors Studio Playwrights and Directors Unit.

Film and television[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  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. ^ Appleman, M. (1982). The Seduction Duet (Script). New York: Samuel French, Inc. p. 5. 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. ^ "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". Christian Science Monitor. 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.

External links[edit]

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