in France. A third series produced by Manulis at Fox was Five Fingers, an espionage program starring David Hedison and Luciana Paluzzi that aired on NBC from October 1959 to January 1960. Motion picture producer After leaving Fox, Manulis spent much of the 1960s producing motion pictures for theatrical release. In December 1961, he began production of Days of Wine and Roses starring Jack Lemon and Lee Remick and directed by Blake Edwards. Days of Wine and Roses was first produced as an episode of Playhouse 90 in the fall of 1958. Manulis's film version was released in December 1962 and received Academy Award nominations for best actor, best actress, best art direction, best costume design, and best original song. It was selected by the film critics of The New York Times as one of the 1000 best films ever made and as one of American Film Institute's best 400 films. Other motion pictures produced by Manulis in the 1960s include Dear Heart (1964), a romantic comedy directed by Delbert Mann, and starring Glenn Ford and Geraldine Page; Luv (1967), a romantic comedy directed by Clive Donner and starring Jack Lemon, Peter Falk and Elaine May; and Duffy (1968), a comedy starring James Coburn, James Mason and Susannah York. Later years In 1977, Manulis was the executive producer of the television series James at 16, a coming-of-age drama starring Lance Kerwin that aired on NBC from 1977 to 1978. Manulis also produced the television miniseries, Chiefs in 1983 (starring Charlton Heston and Keith Carradine) and James Michener's Space in 1985 (starring James Garner, Beau Bridges, and Bruce Dern). From 1987 to 1989, he was the artistic director of the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. On September 28, 2007, Manulis died of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 92. Manulis' son, John Bard Manulis, is a motion picture producer. Filmography Television credits Casey, Crime Photographer (producer, 1951-1952) Suspense (producer, 1952-1953) Studio One Summer Theatre (producer, 1953) The Best of Broadway (producer, 1954-1955) Climax! (producer, 1955-1956) Playhouse 90 (producer, 1956-1958) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (producer, 1959-1963) Adventures in Paradise (producer, 1959-1962) Five Fingers (producer, 1959-1960) Double Solitaire (producer, 1974; TV movie) James at 15 (executive producer, 1977-1978) The Day Christ Died (producer, 1980; TV movie) The Fighter (executive producer, 1983; TV movie) Chiefs (executive producer, 1983; miniseries) Space (producer, 1985; miniseries) Harem (executive producer,