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Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.
May 7, 2024 · Allan Dwan (born April 3, 1885, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died December 28, 1981, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.) was an American director with more than 400 known feature films and short productions to his credit.
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Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Bound in Morocco (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthea (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on 28 December 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Bound in Morocco (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthea (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush.
- April 3, 1885
- December 28, 1981
Jun 5, 2013 · The Films of Allan Dwan. June 5, 2013. You don’t need to speak French to delight in MOMA ’s retrospective of the films of Allan Dwan (which runs today through July 8), who was, among...
Sands of Iwo Jima: Directed by Allan Dwan. With John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker. Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist.
Allan Dwan Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline. (Director) A filmmaker belonging to the era of silent movies, Allan Dwan is touted as an actor’s director. With a background in engineering, he attempted to shoot films more effectively in terms of cost and quality.
