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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 ]
Delbert Mann. Director: Marty. Delbert Mann, the Oscar-winning film director, was born Delbert Martin Mann Jr. in Lawrence, Kansas, in 1920. His father moved the family to Nashville, Tennesse, after taking a teaching position at Scarritt College.
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Aug 1, 2024 · Delbert Mann (born January 30, 1920, Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.—died November 11, 2007, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television director who applied the low-budget intimacy of television to the big screen, notably in the film adaptations of such teleplays as Marty (1955) and The Bachelor Party (1957).
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Nov 12, 2007 · Delbert Mann, who won a directing Oscar for the 1955 film Marty and helmed many notable television dramas, has died at the age of 87. Mann died of pneumonia Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ...
Delbert Mann, who transformed Paddy Chayefsky’s classic teleplays “Marty” and “The Bachelor Party” into big-screen triumphs and helped bring TV techniques to the film world, died Sunday.
Nov 13, 2007 · Delbert Martin Mann Jr. was born on Jan. 30, 1920, in Lawrence, Kan. He grew up in Nashville, where his father taught sociology at Scarritt College. The younger Mr. Mann earned a bachelor’s ...
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Watch a four-hour interview with Delbert Mann, a director of live television shows and movies, including "Marty" and "David Copperfield". Learn about his career, his influences, and his working relationships with actors and writers.
