John A. McManus
John Armstrong McManus (1913–1971) was an American film editor who developed the television series Crusade in Europe, based on the book of Dwight D. Eisenhower.[1]
Biography
[edit]McManus was born in Greenwich, Connecticut. He began his career as a film editor for The March of Time in 1934.[2] In 1940, he worked on propaganda films for Nelson A. Rockefeller, the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs.[3]
During World War II, McManus served in the U.S. Army as a supervising editor in Frank Capra's psychological cinema unit, contributing to the Why We Fight series.[2] He also served as the supervising editor for the Army–Navy Screen Magazine.[2] After the war, he joined Louis de Rochemont Associates and worked on films including The House on 92nd Street.[2] Later, for 20th Century Fox, he originated Crusade in Europe and other television programs.[3]
In 1955, McManus supervised The Man I Never Saw, a fundraising film for Athens College directed by Spyros Skouras, which received a Golden Reel Award.[2] He later worked as an associate of David Lowe and others, editing television programs for the Columbia Broadcasting System.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Article clipped from The Bridgeport Post". Newspapers.com. September 14, 1971.
- ^ a b c d e "Article clipped from Hartford Courant". Newspapers.com. September 15, 1971.
- ^ a b c "JOHN M MANUS, 58, FILM EDITOR, DIES". The New York Times. 1971-09-14.