Martin Manulis

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"A producer must have more common sense than all the people working around you. You can’t afford to be the artist. You may think you are, and you may truly be, but it’s got to be the kind of artist who’s inside somewhere. You can’t be crazy. You can’t suddenly be like a director who once said to me, when we were over-length, "Martin, you’ve got to call New York and tell them there can’t be any commercials this week." Well, if you are the kind of idiot that would get on the phone and say 'no commercials this week,' you’d never see the inside of a studio again."

About This Interview

Martin Manulis (1915-2007) was interviewed for five hours in Los Angeles, CA. Manulis talked about the "Golden Age of Television," and the challenges of producing live television anthologies, especially his greatest contribution to television, the critically acclaimed anthology, Playhouse 90. Manulis recalled celebrated teleplays like "Requiem for a Heavyweight," and "The Miracle Worker." He also talked about working with Jack Palance, Ed Wynn, Jack Lemmon, Claudette Colbert, Rod Serling, Tad Mosel and JP Miller. B-roll consisted of dozens of publicity photos taken for Playhouse 90. The interview was conducted by Morrie Gelman on June 17, 1997.

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Playhouse 90
- Martin Manulis on the Playhouse 90 productions "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Comedian"
Playhouse 90: "The Comedian"
- Martin Manulis on the Playhouse 90 productions "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Comedian"
Playhouse 90: "The Days of Wine and Roses"
- Martin Manulis on the Playhouse 90 productions "Days of Wine and Roses" and "The Comedian"

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