Kim Manners est mort

"Everyone at Supernatural is walking around in a daze, shocked and absolutely devastated. Kim was a brilliant director; more than that, he was a mentor and friend. He was one of the patriarchs of the family, and we miss him desperately. He gave so much to Supernatural, and everything we do on the show, now and forever, is in memory of him."

"In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The American Cancer Society in Memory of Kim (http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp).

Any correspondence for the Manners family may be mailed to:

Holly Ollis
Warner Bros. Television
4000 Warner Blvd.
Building 140, Room 115
Burbank, CA 91522."

Kim Manners, a prolific director and producer on the Fox series "The X-Files" died January 25th of complications from lung cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 58.

Manners served as a producer on nearly 160 episodes of the series and directed more than 50, receiving four shared Emmy nominations for his work. At the time of his death, he was a director and executive producer on the CW series "Supernatural"

Manners' career started as a second assistant director on the 1971 feature "Valdez Is Coming," which was produced by his father, Sam Manners.

The younger Manners also directed multiple episodes of such TV shows as "Charlie's Angels," "Simon and Simon," "21 Jump Street" and "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr."

Manners is survived by his wife, Marline; his daughters, Jessica and Chelsea; his parents Sam and Joyce Manners; his brother, Kelly, who is the line producer on Fox's new Joss Whedon series "Dollhouse"; and his sister, Tana, a longtime first assistant director.

A memorial service will be held February 7 at noon at Trump National Golf Course in Palos Verdes, Calif.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter