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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.
Dec 23, 1981 · Allan Dwan, who during his half-century career directed such stars as Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Shirley Temple and John Wayne, died of heart failure Monday at the Motion Picture and...
Jun 19, 2011 · Allan Dwan. Allan Dwan, born Joseph Aloysius Dwan, director, producer, writer (b at Toronto 3 Apr 1885; d at Los Angeles 21 Dec 1981). Allan Dwan left Toronto with his family at 11 years old to settle in Illinois.
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
Don't know who Allan Dwan is? Here's an obituary for him written by Serge Daney. For more information check out the dossier and if you're in New York right now go see Dwan's films at MoMA.
Dec 22, 1981 · HOLLYWOOD -- Motion picture pioneer Allan Dwan, who directed almost every major star from Lillian Gish to Vera Hruba Ralston in more than 400 films, died Monday of heart failure. He was 96.
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Dec 22, 1981 · HOLLYWOOD -- Motion picture pioneer Allan Dwan, who directed almost every major star from Lillian Gish to Shirley Temple and introduced such innovations as the dolly shot, died Monday of heart...
