Background
III, John Francis McManus, was born on March 8, 1919 in Brooklyn. Son of John Francis and Helen Jane (Cleary) McM.
III, John Francis McManus, was born on March 8, 1919 in Brooklyn. Son of John Francis and Helen Jane (Cleary) McM.
Student, New York Art Students League, 1933—1937. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cooper Union Institute Art, New York City, 1941. Student, Silvermine Guild Art Center, Norwalk, Connecticut, 1989.
Bachelor, New York University, 1947.
Advertising director Thayer, Inc., Gardner, Massachusetts, 1948-1952. Account supervisor and copy chief Zimmer, Keller, Calvert, Detroit, 1952-1957. Account management McCann-Erickson, Incorporated, New York York City, 1957-1958.
Vice president, management supervisor Doyle Dane Bernbach Inc., 1958-1969. Senior vice president, management Super-Smith/Greenland, Inc., 1969-1970. President, creative director The McManusCo., Westport, Connecticut, from 1970.
Board directors Stamford Art Association, Homes Connecticut, Holiday Cruise Lines. Official artist United States Coast Guard, since 1988. Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946, Army Air Corp, World War II.
Captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American Watercolor Society, American Society Marine Artists, Westport Arts Council, Fairfield County Business Executives.
Married Regina Delores Smith, February 12, 1942 (divorced June 1950). Married Sara Grace Scerra, March 8, 1951 (deceased August 1970). Children: John Francis IV, Jane Frances, Stephan George, Kathleen Elizabeth.
Married Jane Caroline Lewis, April 25, 1974.