Allan Manings (March 28, 1924 – May 12, 2010) was an American television producer and comedy writer. He was active in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s and was best known for his work in co-creating with his wife, actress

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, '' One Day at a Time'', as well as serving as producer (and later executive producer) of the

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show, ''

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''. Manings was born in

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to a Jewish family, and was raised on

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. He served in the

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during

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in the

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. After completing his military service, he went to college on the

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as one of the first men to attend the newly coeducational

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. Manings felt uneasy during the McCarthyist period, during which time several friends were blacklisted, and moved to Canada until the early 1960s. He worked as a writer and script supervisor on ''

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'' in the 1960s, for which he received an

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.Finke, Nikki
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'', May 17, 2010. He also wrote episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Writers Guild of America Service

Manings was elected vice president of the Writers Guild of America, West from 1975 to 1977 and also served as a member of its board of directors from 1977 to 1982 and again from 1985 to 1992. He ran unsuccessfully for president of the Guild in 1991 and was a recipient of the Morgan Cox Award for service to the Guild, which he received in 1997.McLellan, Dennis
"Allan Manings dies at 86; TV comedy writer and co-creator of ''One Day at a Time''"
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'', May 15, 2010.

Personal life

Manings was married to actress/producer

(1926–2002), best known for her role co-starring in the 1960s sitcom ''

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'', and the stepfather of Blake's daughter, actress

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. He died on May 12, 2010, aged 86, in

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of a

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in addition to

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from which he was suffering and had been receiving medical treatment.Robbins, Liz
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'', May 22, 2010. Accessed June 2, 2010.

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Notes

I like most of the "Leave It To Beaver" episodes. But S-6 E-38 has a RACIAL SLUR in it that I find TOTALLY OFFENCIVE! I happen to have a great deal of love and respect for the Native Americans. I think that CONTINUING to call them INDIANS, when it has been PROVEN that this continent is North America and NOT INDIA is BAD ENOUGH! But to call people who are dishonest, deceitful, or thieves "Indian Givers" when it was the white invaders who barged in and tricked, BROKE TREATIES, lied to, murdered and SLAUGHTERED THE NATIVE AMERICANS IN ORDER TO STEAL the land away from the ORIGINAL OWNERS, the NATIVE AMERICANS; and NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND! The slur would only be TRUE IF IT WAS SAID, "White invading lying murderers" instead of "Indian Givers"! SHAME ON THE WRITER OF THAT EPISODE AND JERRY MATHERS FOR THAT EPISODE!!! Miss Genevon Hinseth

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