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The Wonder Within You
David Manners left Hollywood (1930-36) after roles in films like Dracula to find his spiritual truth. The Wonder Within You excerpts his journals (1978 to 1993) and includes an in-depth biographical essay.
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Published January 1, 2006
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David Manners
17 books2 followersDavid Joseph Manners (born Rauff de Ryther Duan Acklom) was a Canadian-American actor who played John Harker in Tod Browning's 1931 horror classic Dracula, which starred Bela Lugosi in the title role. The following year, Manners portrayed the archaeologist Frank Whemple in The Mummy (1932), another pre-Code thriller by Universal Pictures.
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April 15, 2008
David Manners was a successful movie star in the 1930's. He starred in films such as Journey's End, The Last Flight, Dracula, The Mummy, and The Black Cat. He was also a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. At the peak of his success, however, Manners suddenly left Hollywood and acting forever.
After Manners left acting, his focus turned inward. He began searching for personal healing from his childhood issues, from his sexuality, and from his Hollywood experiences. Though he probably didn't recognize this fact until much later in life, Manners was also looking for self-acceptance.
The Wonder Within You: From the Metaphysical Journals of David Manners is a collection of Manners' numerous newsletter works and regular journal entries that he wrote over the years. These pieces range from short comments on life to longer pieces that detail methodology. For those that haven't read Manners' books on Spirituality and Metaphysics, this book is a good primer as it is a good summary of Manners' most perceptive and intriguing pieces.
After Manners left acting, his focus turned inward. He began searching for personal healing from his childhood issues, from his sexuality, and from his Hollywood experiences. Though he probably didn't recognize this fact until much later in life, Manners was also looking for self-acceptance.
The Wonder Within You: From the Metaphysical Journals of David Manners is a collection of Manners' numerous newsletter works and regular journal entries that he wrote over the years. These pieces range from short comments on life to longer pieces that detail methodology. For those that haven't read Manners' books on Spirituality and Metaphysics, this book is a good primer as it is a good summary of Manners' most perceptive and intriguing pieces.
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