Delbert Mann

Delbert Mann
Mann directing Heidi (1968)
Born
Delbert Martin Mann Jr.

(1920-01-30)January 30, 1920
Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 2007(2007-11-11) (aged 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
OccupationDirector
Years active1949–1994
Spouse
Ann Caroline Gillespie
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(m. 1942; died 2001)​

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] From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America.[2][3] In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award.[4] Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world."[5][6]

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (November 13, 2007). "Delbert Mann, Director, Is Dead at 87". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ^ McLellan, Dennis (November 13, 2007). "Delbert Mann, 87; director won Oscar for 'Marty'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Adam (November 15, 2007). "Delbert Mann, 87: Film Director and TV Pioneer (2 of 2)". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
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  5. ^ Marquez, Jeremiah (November 13, 2007). "Pioneering TV, film director Delbert Mann dies in L.A." The Bryan Times. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Pioneering Director Delbert Mann dies in L.A.; won Oscar for 'Marty'". Lodi News-Sentinel. November 12, 2007. Retrieved May 1, 2016.