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Delmer Daves

American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904-1977) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 73

Delmer Lawrence Daves was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western movies, especially Broken Arrow (1950), The Last Wagon (1956), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) and The Hanging Tree (1959).

Delmer Daves is read about 82 times a day, in 26 languages.

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1977Died17 August 19771964Youngblood HawkeFilm, Director, Writer1962Rome AdventureFilm, Director, Writer1959A Summer PlaceFilm, Director, Writer19573:10 to YumaFilm, Director1955White FeatherFilm, Writer1953Never Let Me GoFilm, Director1951Bird of ParadiseFilm, Director, Writer1949A Kiss in the DarkFilm, Director1945Pride of the MarinesFilm, Director1943Destination TokyoFilm, Director, Writer1939Love AffairFilm, Writer1934DamesFilm, Writer1928The Mating CallFilm, Undetermined Role1904Born24 July 1904

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  • An Affair to Remember 1957
  • 3:10 to Yuma 1957
  • Dark Passage 1947
  • You Were Never Lovelier 1942
  • The Petrified Forest 1936

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Filmography 40

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Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

He was required to work exclusively on studio-based films after heart trouble in 1959, one of which, A Summer Place (1959), was a huge commercial success.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1904 to 1977 · aged 73

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