Arthur Manson, a veteran film executive whose career in marketing and distribution encompassed numerous Oscar-winning films, died May 14 at his home in Riverdale, N.Y. He was 90.
Manson worked on the marketing campaigns for “Walking Tall,” “Platoon,” “JFK,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “All the President’s Men,” “A Star Is Born,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Cinema Paradiso,” “The Great Santini,” “Angela’s Ashes,” “The Cider House Rules,” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Manson was an adviser to Oliver Stone, Scott Rudin, Miramax, the Weinstein Company, Joseph E. Levine, and Stanley Kubrick. He worked for MGM, Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros.
Born in Brooklyn, he was a graduate of City College of New York and followed his brother Alan into the entertainment business as “advance agent” for Laurence Olivier’s movie “Henry V” in 1948.
Manson was responsible for the worldwide rollout of Stanley Warner’s ultra-wide-screen Cinerama films.
Manson worked on the marketing campaigns for “Walking Tall,” “Platoon,” “JFK,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “All the President’s Men,” “A Star Is Born,” “Shakespeare in Love,” “Cinema Paradiso,” “The Great Santini,” “Angela’s Ashes,” “The Cider House Rules,” and “Slumdog Millionaire.”
Manson was an adviser to Oliver Stone, Scott Rudin, Miramax, the Weinstein Company, Joseph E. Levine, and Stanley Kubrick. He worked for MGM, Samuel Goldwyn Productions, Stanley Kramer Productions, Columbia Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros.
Born in Brooklyn, he was a graduate of City College of New York and followed his brother Alan into the entertainment business as “advance agent” for Laurence Olivier’s movie “Henry V” in 1948.
Manson was responsible for the worldwide rollout of Stanley Warner’s ultra-wide-screen Cinerama films.
- 5/18/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Arthur Manson, a veteran marketing and distribution executive who helped to usher in the era of consumer research at Hollywood studios, and one of whose many industry mentees was Harvey Weinstein, died Monday at his home in Riverdale, New York, at the age of 90. His daughter, Cynthia Manson, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
Manson was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At 16, he landed his first job, as an advance agent in New York for Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which became one of the first British films to make major inroads in America. At 17, he headed to ...
Manson was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At 16, he landed his first job, as an advance agent in New York for Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which became one of the first British films to make major inroads in America. At 17, he headed to ...
- 5/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Arthur Manson, a veteran marketing and distribution executive who helped to usher in the era of consumer research at Hollywood studios, and one of whose many industry mentees was Harvey Weinstein, died Monday at his home in Riverdale, New York, at the age of 90. His daughter, Cynthia Manson, confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter.
Manson was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At 16, he landed his first job, as an advance agent in New York for Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which became one of the first British films to make major inroads in America. At 17, he headed to ...
Manson was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At 16, he landed his first job, as an advance agent in New York for Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which became one of the first British films to make major inroads in America. At 17, he headed to ...
- 5/15/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Arthur Manson, a film executive whose career in marketing and distribution included numerous Oscar-winning films and ran from Hollywood’s Golden Age until his retirement last year, died peacefully Monday at his home in Riverdale, NY, his daughter Cynthia Manson said. He was 90.
Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Manson served in the Army immediately after World War II in Allied-occupied Germany, where he was a reporter for Stars and Stripes. He followed his brother Alan into the entertainment business as advance agent for Laurence Olivier’s legendary 1940s version of Henry V.
In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Manson worked for and with such Hollywood’s studios as Warner Bros, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis, Samuel Goldwyn Productions and Stanley Kramer Productions and was responsible for the worldwide rollout of Stanley Warner’s ultrawide-screen Cinerama films.
He worked on the marketing and distribution of three Best...
Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Manson served in the Army immediately after World War II in Allied-occupied Germany, where he was a reporter for Stars and Stripes. He followed his brother Alan into the entertainment business as advance agent for Laurence Olivier’s legendary 1940s version of Henry V.
In a career that spanned nearly 70 years, Manson worked for and with such Hollywood’s studios as Warner Bros, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Dino De Laurentiis, Samuel Goldwyn Productions and Stanley Kramer Productions and was responsible for the worldwide rollout of Stanley Warner’s ultrawide-screen Cinerama films.
He worked on the marketing and distribution of three Best...
- 5/15/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Florence Sando Manson, a pioneering female newscaster on radio and local television who became a broadcasting legend in Pittsburgh, died Monday at her New York home from complications related to dementia. She was 95. Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Arthur Manson, a consultant for Harvey and Bob Weinstein since 1990 who before that served as the head of marketing for Warner Bros. In an era when female broadcasters were expected to keep their shows light, gossipy and frothy, Sando tackled the hard news of the day in a Steel City career that ran from 1941-59. She produced
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- 11/26/2013
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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