Anthony Mann
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| Anthony Mann | |
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| Born | Emil Anton Bundesmann June 30, 1906 San Diego, California, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Berlin, Germany |
| Years active | 1942–1967 |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Mann (1936–1957; divorced) Sara Montiel (1957–1963; divorced) Anna (1964–1967; his death) |
| Children | Nicholas (1965-2015) (Anna) |
Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director,[1] most notably of films noir and Westerns. As a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer John Alton and with actor James Stewart in his Westerns.
Life and career
Mann was born Emil Anton Bundsmann in San Diego, California.[2] His father, Emile Theodore Bundsmann, an academic, was from an Austrian Catholic family, and his mother, Bertha Weichselbaum, a drama teacher, was an American of Bavarian-Jewish descent.[3] Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick International Pictures. He was married to the actress Sara Montiel.[2]
Mann became an assistant director by the 1940s, assisting Preston Sturges on the film Sullivan's Travels,[4] and subsequently directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures.
In 1964 he was head of the jury at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.[5]
In 1967, Mann died from a heart attack in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic. The film was completed by the film's star, Laurence Harvey.
For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Anthony Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6229 Hollywood Blvd.
Filmography
Mann first made his name as director of several films noir. Early films which made Mann a name in Hollywood include:
- T-Men (1947)
- Raw Deal (1948)
- Border Incident (1949)
- Side Street (1950)
However, Mann is probably best remembered today for his work in the Western genre—particularly for eight film collaborations with James Stewart:
- Winchester '73 (1950)
- Bend of the River (1952)
- Thunder Bay (1953)
- The Naked Spur (1953)
- The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
- The Far Country (1955)
- The Man from Laramie (1955)
- Strategic Air Command (1955)
Mann's other westerns include:
- The Furies (1950), starring Barbara Stanwyck
- Devil's Doorway (1950), starring Robert Taylor
- The Tin Star (1957), starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins
- Man of the West (1958), starring Gary Cooper
In the 1960s, Mann put aside Westerns to concentrate on making two epics for producer Samuel Bronston:
He was also the original director of Spartacus (1960), but was fired early in production by producer-star Kirk Douglas and replaced with Stanley Kubrick, having shot a handful of scenes.
Complete list
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References
- ↑ Sadoul, p.167
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/18/man1-d18.html
- ↑ Alvarez, Max. The Crime Films of Anthony Mann. ISBN 9781617039256
- ↑ Spoto, Donald. Madcap: The Life of Preston Sturges. p. 171. ISBN 0-316-80726-5
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Sources
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External links
- Anthony Mann at the Internet Movie Database
- Anthony Mann Profile at Allmovie by Rovi
- Anthony Mann Profile at Turner Classic Movies
