Knox Manning
Encyclopedia
Knox Manning was an American film actor. He appeared in 94 films between 1939
and 1956
.
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts
and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
and 1956
1956 in film
The year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
.
He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
- Beyond the Line of DutyBeyond the Line of DutyBeyond the Line of Duty is a 1942 short drama film directed by Lewis Seiler. It won an Academy Award at the 15th Academy Awards in 1943 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Hewitt T. Wheless - Himself...
(19421942 in filmThe year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
) - I Won't PlayI Won't PlayI Won't Play is a 1944 short drama film directed by Crane Wilbur. It won an Academy Award in 1945 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Dane Clark - Joe Fingers* Janis Paige - Kim Karol / Sally* Warren Douglas - Rusty aka 'Handsome'...
(19441944 in filmThe year 1944 in film involved some significant events, including the wholesome, award-winning Going My Way plus popular murder mysteries such as Double Indemnity, Gaslight and Laura.-Events:*July 20 - Since You Went Away is released....
) - Hitler LivesHitler LivesHitler Lives is a 1945 short documentary film directed by Don Siegel. It won an Academy Award in 1946 for Documentary Short Subject....
(19451945 in filmThe year 1945 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Paramount Studios releases theatrical short cartoon titled The Friendly Ghost, featuring a ghost named Casper.* With Rossellini's Roma Città aperta, Italian neorealist cinema begins....
) - Facing Your DangerFacing Your DangerFacing Your Danger is a 1946 short film directed by Edwin E. Olsen. It won an Academy Award in 1947 for Best Short Subject .-Cast:* Knox Manning - Narrator * Norman Nevills - Himself* Edwin E. Olsen - Himself...
(19461946 in filmThe year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
) - The Prince of PeaceThe Prince of PeaceThe Prince of Peace, also known as The Lawton Story, was a film that later made the exploitation rounds under the production of Kroger Babb. The film was based on a passion play created in 1948 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Filmed in Cinecolor, it was presented in various forms in the years following its...
(1949) - She Shoulda Said No!She Shoulda Said No!"She Shoulda Said 'No'!" is a 1949 exploitation film that follows in the spirit of morality tales such as the 1936 films Reefer Madness and Marihuana...
(19491949 in filmThe year 1949 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello...
) - Destination MoonDestination Moon (film)Destination Moon is an American science fiction feature film produced by George Pal, who later produced When Worlds Collide, The War of the Worlds, and The Time Machine. Pal commissioned the script by James O'Hanlon and Rip Van Ronkel...
(19501950 in filmThe year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
) - Crashing the Water BarrierCrashing the Water BarrierCrashing the Water Barrier is a 1956 short documentary film directed by Konstantin Kaiser. It won an Academy Award at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957 for Best Short Subject .- Cast :* Knox Manning - Narrator* Donald Campbell - Speedboat Racer...
(19561956 in filmThe year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
)