Delmer Daves Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Trustees Award at the 1975 Western Heritage Awards for outstanding contribution as director and producer of great western motion pictures
• Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures, which was added in 1960
• Studied law at Stanford University, but didn't pursue his original goal of becoming a lawyer
• Married actress Mary Lawrence in 1938, and the two remained together until his death
• Got a job working as a prop boy, then as a technical adviser on several films while still in college
• His directorial style was relaxed and focused primarily on the actors and the screenplay
• Started his career in Hollywood as a screenwriter, finding success with "talkie" comedies and musicals