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Delbert Mann

Birth Name:
Delbert Martin Mann
Birth Place:
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Assistant director
Delbert Mann

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
  • Gave his film and television papers to his alma mater Vanderbilt University
  • Served during World War II as a combat pilot in the U․S․ Army Air Forces

Awards

  • 1955Palme d'OrWinner
  • 1955OCIC AwardWinner
  • 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'OrNominated
  • 1958Palme d'OrNominated
  • 1959Palme d'OrNominated
  • 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
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