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Delbert Mann Biography
Birth Name:Delbert Martin Mann
Birth Place:Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Profession Director, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- In 1967, he was made President of the Directors Guild of America
- Earned a Masters in Fine Arts degree in directing from Yale School of Drama
- Interested in acting at a young age, he was the president of his high school's drama club
- Primarily known for creating network dramas out of the work of famed playwrights
- Served during World War II as a combat pilot in the U․S․ Army Air Forces
- Gave his film and television papers to his alma mater Vanderbilt University
Awards
- 1955Palme d'Or-: winner
- 1955OCIC Award-: winner
- 1956Oscar-Best Director: winner
- 1956Bodil-Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film): winner
- 1956DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: winner
- 1956Crystal Globe-Best Film: nominated
- 1956Primetime Emmy-Best Director - Live Series: nominated
- 1957Palme d'Or-: nominated
- 1958Palme d'Or-: nominated
- 1959Palme d'Or-: nominated
- 1959Golden Globe-Best Director: nominated
- 1961DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures: nominated
- 1969DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television: nominated
- 1971DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television: nominated
- 1972DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television: nominated
- 1978Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: nominated
- 1980DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality: nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special: nominated