Lewis Manilow date of birth:
August 11, 1927
How old is Lewis Manilow?
97
Where was Lewis Manilow born?
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lewis Manilow body shape:
Slim
What color is Lewis Manilow's hair?
Salt and Pepper
What is Lewis Manilow's ethnicity?
White
What is Lewis Manilow nationality?
American
What is Lewis Manilow's occupation?
Attorney, producer, real estate developer, arts patron
Lewis Manilow claim to fame:
The Next Best Thing (2000)
Short Biography
Lewis Manilow (born Irvin Inger, August 11, 1927, Chicago, Illinois) is an American attorney, real estate developer, and arts patron. He is known as one of the founders of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. He helped fund the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, in collaboration with Joseph Randall Shapiro and other passionate contemporary art collectors in 1967 when Hugh Hefner made the former Playboy Enterprises-owned space on 237 E. Ontario St. available. He was also a principal backer and longtime honorary president of Chicago's Goodman Theatre and the developer of the town of University Park, Illinois, where he was instrumental in the creation of the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, a monumental internationally recognized outdoor sculpture park at Governors State University.