Clancy Imislund

Clancy Imislund (July 9, 1927 – August 21, 2020) was an influential figure in the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) community. He served as the managing director of the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles for 46 years. In 1946 he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, planning a career in journalism. He married and began a family, He ended up homeless on Skid Row, Los Angeles. Following his involvement with AA, he achieved sobriety in October 1958 and was able to eventually reunite with his family.

In 1974, Imislund returned to the Midnight Mission, where he was appointed managing director in 1976. He was a sober coach to Carrie Fisher, and helped Anthony Hopkins get sober. He was a close friend of Dick Van Dyke.

Imislund died on August 21, 2020, at the age of 93, from complications due to COVID-19 contracted during his recovery from hip surgery.