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name: "David Manson"
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born: "6 January 1952"
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# David Manson

Writer. Born 6 January 1952 in New York City.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 January 1952, New York City

## Biography

David Manson is an American producer, screenwriter and director. Born in New York City in 1952, he began his career in theatre before moving into film and television production.

He formed Sarabande Productions in 1980 and has worked as a writer, producer and director on series including *Big Love* (2006), on which he served as consulting producer and wrote one episode, *Thief* (2006), *Saved* (2006, which he created), *Bloodline* (2015), *Ozark* (2017) and *House of Cards* (2013). He has received Emmy and Writers Guild of America award nominations for his television work.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)

## Also known for

- *Ozark* (2017), Writer
- *Bloodline* (2015), Writer, Director
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), Director
- *Life* (2007), Writer
- *John Doe* (2002), Writer, Director
- *New Amsterdam* (2008), Writer, Teleplay, Story

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