J. L. Manning
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James Lionel Manning OBE (10 January 1914 – 18 January 1974) was a British sports columnist for the Daily Mail. Born in Bristol, then in the County of Gloucestershire,[1] in 1914, Manning was the eldest son of sports writer Lionel Victor Manning, and the elder half-brother of Brian Stuart Manning (1927–2004) a leading British Marxist historian.
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Born | James Lionel Manning (1914-01-10)10 January 1914 Bristol, Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 18 January 1974(1974-01-18) (aged 60) |
Occupation | Columnist |
Spouse |
Amy Jenkins (m. 1939) |
Children | 2, including Katy |
Relatives | Brian Manning (half-brother) |
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He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1974 New Year Honours.[2]