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Born and raised in Dublin, Mary Manning got her theatre training in [[Sara Allgood]]'s teaching class in the [[Abbey Theatre]]. She had gone to school in Morehampton House and [[Alexandra College]], Dublin. She also worked as a writer for the [[Gate Theatre]]. She adapted the novel Guests of the Nation for a film directed by [[Denis Johnston]].<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Times"/> Manning also helped found the Dublin Film Society in 1930. She worked as a film critic and co-founded the Gate Theatre arts magazine Motley in 1932.<ref name="Mary"/> |
Born and raised in Dublin, Mary Manning got her theatre training in [[Sara Allgood]]'s teaching class in the [[Abbey Theatre]]. She had gone to school in Morehampton House and [[Alexandra College]], Dublin. She also worked as a writer for the [[Gate Theatre]]. She adapted the novel Guests of the Nation for a film directed by [[Denis Johnston]].<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Times"/> Manning also helped found the Dublin Film Society in 1930. She worked as a film critic and co-founded the Gate Theatre arts magazine Motley in 1932.<ref name="Mary"/> |
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In 1935 Manning moved to Boston where she married [[Harvard Law School]] professor Mark De Wolfe Howe. They had three daughters [[Fanny Howe|Fanny]], [[Susan Howe|Susan]] and Helen. When her husband died Manning returned to Dublin in 1967 and lived in [[Monkstown, County Dublin]] for another ten years. During this time Manning wrote for various publications such as [[The Phoenix (magazine)|Hibernia]], [[The Irish Times]]. She later returned to live in Cambridge.<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Times">{{cite web |
In 1935 Manning moved to Boston where she married [[Harvard Law School]] professor Mark De Wolfe Howe. They had three daughters [[Fanny Howe|Fanny]], [[Susan Howe|Susan]] and Helen. When her husband died Manning returned to Dublin in 1967 and lived in [[Monkstown, County Dublin]] for another ten years. During this time Manning wrote for various publications such as [[The Phoenix (magazine)|Hibernia]], [[The Irish Times]]. She later returned to live in Cambridge.<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Times">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/mary-manning-howe-adams-1.204225 |title=Mary Manning Howe Adams |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=8 July 1999 |accessdate=October 7, 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101081641/http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/mary-manning-howe-adams-1.204225 |archivedate=1 November 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref name="Ricorso"/> |
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Manning was a founder of the Poets' Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts<ref name="Times"/> and worked as drama director at Radcliffe College during World War II.<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Ricorso"/> |
Manning was a founder of the Poets' Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts<ref name="Times"/> and worked as drama director at Radcliffe College during World War II.<ref name="Irishwriters"/><ref name="Ricorso"/> |
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| Born | Mary Manning 30 June 1905 |
| Died | 27 June 1999 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Mary Howe, Mary Adams |
| Occupation | writer |
Mary Manning Howe Adams (30 June 1905 – 27 June 1999) was an Irish novelist, playwright and film critic.[1][2]
Biography
Born and raised in Dublin, Mary Manning got her theatre training in Sara Allgood's teaching class in the Abbey Theatre. She had gone to school in Morehampton House and Alexandra College, Dublin. She also worked as a writer for the Gate Theatre. She adapted the novel Guests of the Nation for a film directed by Denis Johnston.[2][3] Manning also helped found the Dublin Film Society in 1930. She worked as a film critic and co-founded the Gate Theatre arts magazine Motley in 1932.[1]
In 1935 Manning moved to Boston where she married Harvard Law School professor Mark De Wolfe Howe. They had three daughters Fanny, Susan and Helen. When her husband died Manning returned to Dublin in 1967 and lived in Monkstown, County Dublin for another ten years. During this time Manning wrote for various publications such as Hibernia, The Irish Times. She later returned to live in Cambridge.[2][3][4]
Manning was a founder of the Poets' Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts[3] and worked as drama director at Radcliffe College during World War II.[2][4]
After Manning returned to the US she married Faneuil Adams of Boston, Massachusetts in 1980[4][5]
Works
Plays
- Go, Lovely Rose
- Youth's The Season...?
- Storm over Wicklow
- Happy Family
- The Voices of Shem
Books
- Mount Venus
- Lovely People
- The Last Chronicles of Ballyfungus
References
- ^ a b "Mary Manning – Women Film Pioneers Project". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Irish Writers Online". Irishwriters-online.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Mary Manning Howe Adams". The Irish Times. 8 July 1999. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Mary Manning". Ricorso. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Faneuil Adams". The New York Times. 26 April 1981. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
Further reading
Casella, Donna. "Mary Manning." In Jane Gaines, Radha Vatsal, and Monica Dall’Asta, eds. Women Film Pioneers Project. Center for Digital Research and Scholarship. New York, NY: Columbia University Libraries, 2013. Web. October 9, 2015.
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