Background
Manus, Willard was born on September 28, 1930 in New York City. Son of Isidore and Henriette (Lewine) Manus.
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American author Willard Manus and Scottish wife Mavis went to the village of Lindos on the Greek Island of Rhodes in 1961, intending to stay 3 days. Instead they stayed 35 years! This Way to Paradise -- Dancing on the Tables portrays not only the Greek villagers they became friendly with but such foreigners as the Pink Floyd band, the humorist S.J. Perlman, the novelists Richard Hughes and Martha ac Gelhorn and many ohters. The book describes how Lindos went from an island backwater to artists' colony to mass Aegean tourist beauty spot. The reviewer Andrew Horton called THis Way to Paradise one of the best books ever written about the Greek Islands.
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New in paperback. In this ribald comic novel, a young rabbi becomes quarterback for the New York Giants and within months all the world (or most of it) seems to be converting to Judaism. Anyone who feels even one shred of affection for the traditions of Judaism, who understands the power of professional sports to mold public opinion-and anyone who loves a good laugh-will be enthralled and delighted by The Pigskin Rabbi. Ezekiel "Ziggy" Cantor becomes (by a very strange sequence of events) the superstar quarterback of the New York Giants, drilling passes with godlike accuracy, kicking miraculous field goals, playing out of pure love of the game, and catapulting the team toward invincibility. Ziggy's Judaism, formerly a burden in gentile society, now becomes the apparent source of all good. His teammates-convinced of the luck of the Jewish-start eating kosher food during games, prepared by Ziggy's kindly grandmother. They call plays in Yiddish. Ziggymania hits town. Fans chant lustily in Yiddish. Gucci-made Giants yarmelkehs are all the rage. New York takes Ziggy to its heart-he is a homegrown hero. Even his grandmother becomes a celebrity. Judaism is hip, it's in, and is all-empowering. An over-the-top farce full of unforgettable characters, an irreverent sports novel with a theological underpinning-The Pigskin Rabbi will have people of all faiths convulsed with laughter. "A vastly entertaining fable. . . . Anyone who doesn't fall for Manus's spirit and sly jokes has a hard heart indeed."-San Francisco Chronicle Willard Manus is the author of Mott the Hoople, among other books. His plays have been produced in London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Los Angeles, Washington, and New Orleans. He is a member of the American Theater Critics Association, and writes on blues and jazz for several magazines. He lives in Los Angeles. "How does a rabbi convert the entire U.S. to Judaism? The answer, of course, is by becoming a football hero. A wild tale . . . Hilarious . . . Manus has a wonderful sense of humor."-Publishers Weekly
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Manus, Willard was born on September 28, 1930 in New York City. Son of Isidore and Henriette (Lewine) Manus.
Bachelor, Adelphi College, 1952.
His best known book is Mott the Hoople (1966), the novel from which the British 1970s rock music band named Mott the Hoople adopted their name. He is the author of This Way to Paradise: Dancing on the Tables, a memoir of life in Lindos, Rhodes, Greece, from the 1960s to the 1990s. Additionally he has had a dozen other books published, most recently a young adult novel, A Dog Called Leka, which deals with a young lad sailing the Aegean islands in the company of an exceptional dog.
More than two dozen of his plays have been produced in Los Angeles, regionally and in Europe.
Columns Southern California Correspondent for Playbill On-Lincolnshire (1995-2000). Monthly columnist (theatre, opera, books, movies, jazz & blues) What"s Up Magazine &, Lively-Arts.com.
Diamonds (Los Angeles, 1985, director Richmond Shepard) Hemingway--On the Edge (Los Angeles, 1993, director Lonny Chapman) In My Father"s House (Los Angeles, 2000, director Jerome Guardino) Junk Food (Los Angeles, 1981, director Rick Edelstein) Military Medal at 58 (Los Angeles, 1989, director Gary Guidinger) The Bleachers The Deepest Hunger (Los Angeles, 1984, director Lonny Chapman) The Electronic Lincoln (Los Angeles, 1992, director Susan Deitz) Their Finest Hour--Churchill and Murrow (Woodstock, director Nicola Sheara) The Kendo Master (Los Angeles, 1981, director Sab Shimono) The Last Laugh (Los Angeles, 1999, director John Lant) The Love Boutique (Los Angeles, 1989, director Walter Olkiewicz) The Penis Monologues (Los Angeles, 2002, director Louis Fantasia) The Yard Manitoba in the Sun Porkchops The Call (Los Angeles, 2006, director Gregory Crafts) Reap the Whirlwind (Los Angeles, 2000, director Doug Lowry) Walt-Sweet Bird of Freedom (Los Angeles, 1984, director Lonny Chapman) Actual production Central Avenue--The Musical (Los Angeles, 2007, director Louis Fantasia).
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Member Writers Guild American, American Theater Critics Association, Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Married Mavis Ross, October 26, 1960. Children: Lisa Jennifer, Ross Saul.