Mary Manning Howe Adams (30 June 1905 â€" 27 June 1999) was an Irish
novelist, playwright and film critic.[1][2]Born and raised in Dublin
Ireland, 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]
novelist, playwright and film critic.[1][2]Born and raised in Dublin
Ireland, 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]
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