Actually, to say that Fritz Manes was a friend of mine would be untrue -- he was a compatriot, patriot, boon companion and drinking buddy. But that was all years ago -- I was sorry to read of his passing in the New York Times this week (the Los Angeles Times seems to have forgotten his story!) Many years ago Fritz and I spent, oh, a year or so together working on a movie that (like so many!) never happened. It wasn’t Sony Pictures’ fault -- it had spent almost $1.5 million...
- 10/13/2011
- by Peter McAlevey
- The Wrap
Film producer Fritz Manes has died at the age of 79.
He lost his battle with lung and brain cancer in Sherman Oaks, California last month.
Manes was born in Oakland in 1932 and went on to attend Piedmont Junior High School with veteran actor/director Clint Eastwood. He then served in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines and was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart for his efforts.
Manes later reunited with the Dirty Harry star and produced many of Eastwood's films, including Any Which Way You Can, Escape from Alcatraz, and Tightrope, before the two had a falling out over the making of Heartbreak Ridge in 1986.
He ultimately created his own production company, Sundancer, and was a member of the California Film Commission.
He lost his battle with lung and brain cancer in Sherman Oaks, California last month.
Manes was born in Oakland in 1932 and went on to attend Piedmont Junior High School with veteran actor/director Clint Eastwood. He then served in the Korean War with the U.S. Marines and was awarded the prestigious Purple Heart for his efforts.
Manes later reunited with the Dirty Harry star and produced many of Eastwood's films, including Any Which Way You Can, Escape from Alcatraz, and Tightrope, before the two had a falling out over the making of Heartbreak Ridge in 1986.
He ultimately created his own production company, Sundancer, and was a member of the California Film Commission.
- 10/12/2011
- WENN
Fritz Manes, who produced several of his childhood friend Clint Eastwood's films in the 1980s, has died, his wife told The New York Times. He was 79. Manes died of lung and brain cancer, said his wife, Audrey, who goes by Audi. Manes met Eastwood at Piedmont Junior High School in Piedmont, Calif., and later crossed paths at Oakland Technical High School, the Times said. Manes served in the Marines in the Korean War, studied acting at UCLA, and went on to a series of jobs in radio and television. Eastwood hired him...
- 10/12/2011
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
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