Mannix also made a significant contribution with respect to diversity. Gail Fisher was the first African-American women to win an Emmy. The chemistry and relationship between Joe and Peggy was bold and unusal for the times — one might actually say, "heroic." That was a much bigger contributon than the superfical…

A new book, "And Now, Back to Mannix" (available from amazon.com, bn.com and bearmanoredia.com) discusses the series and the importance of the tough, classically heroic and highly individualistic nature of Joe Mannix. It also corrects a few things in the article. For example, Joe Mannix was never a cop (he was too…