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Delbert Mann
American television and film director (1920–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay of the same name which he had also directed.[1] From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America.[2][3] In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award.[4] Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world."[5][6]
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Delbert Mann | |
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![]() Mann directing Heidi (1968) | |
Born | Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (1920-01-30)January 30, 1920 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | November 11, 2007(2007-11-11) (aged 87) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | |
Occupation | Director |
Years active | 1949–1994 |
Spouse |
Ann Caroline Gillespie
(m. 1942; died 2001) |
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