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Anthony Mann
Born Emil Anton Bundesmann
June 30, 1906(1906-06-30)
San Diego, California, United States
Died April 29, 1967 (aged 60)
Berlin, Germany
Years active 1942–1967
Spouse(s) Mildred Mann (1936-1957)
Sara Montiel (1957-1963)

Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

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Biography

Born Emil Anton Bundsmann in the Point Loma area of San Diego, Mann was the son of an Austrian immigrant, Emile Theodore Bundsmann, and Bertha Waxelbaum of Macon, Georgia.

Mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-Broadway in New York City. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The City of New York In 1938, he moved to Hollywood, where he joined the Selznick Company. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Mann became an assistant director in 1942, directing low-budget assignments for RKO and Republic Pictures. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Republic Pictures (also known as Republic Entertainment Inc) is an independent film television and video distribution company that was originally a movie production-distribution

Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann's dramas verged on classical tragedy, often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion.

In 1967, Mann died from a heart attack in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller A Dandy in Aspic. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A Dandy in Aspic is a 1968 Spy film, directed by Anthony Mann, based on a novel of the same name by Derek Marlowe and starring Laurence The film was completed by the film's star, Laurence Harvey. Laurence Harvey ( October 1, 1928 – November 25, 1973) was an Academy Award -nominated Lithuanian born actor who achieved

For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Anthony Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6229 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

Filmography

Mann first made his name as director of several film noir classics, widely hailed as some of the finest films of the genre. Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation Early films which made Mann a name in Hollywood include:

However, Mann is probably best remembered today for his distinctive and highly influential work in the Western genre - particularly for a cycle of collaborations with James Stewart, as follows:

Strongly influenced by film noir in their brooding fatalism and hard-bitten, cynical tone, these films were important keystones in the development of the western as a mature film genre. Desperate is a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann. Plot Steve Randall (Brodie is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York Railroaded! is a 1947 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Anthony Mann. T-Men ( 1947) is a Semidocumentary style Film noir shot in Black and white. He Walked by Night ( 1948) is a Black-and-white Police procedural with Film noir styling crediting Alfred L The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Raw Deal is a 1948 Film noir directed by Anthony Mann and shot by cinematographer John Alton. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. Film directors frequently choose to work with the same Actor or Actress across several projects James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Winchester '73 is an American Western movie released by Universal Pictures in 1950. The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios Bend of the River is a 1952 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The Naked Spur is a 1953 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their third The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The Far Country is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their fourth The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The Man from Laramie is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their Mann depicted the old west as a hostile, violent and amoral world in which no one can be trusted and life is cheap. In a marked contrast to the black-and-white value systems and the simple, stoic and uncomplicated heroes generally associated with westerns up to that point, Stewart's protagonists are flawed and, at times, morally ambiguous. Typically they are grim, embittered characters, driven by an obsessive quest to avenge a wrong done to them, and capable of the most ruthless and unflinching violence in pursuit of this end.

The Mann-Stewart films were critical and commercial successes and had a major impact on western-making generally, which grew notably darker and more "adult" in its themes, tone and content from the mid-1950s onward. An early and very pertinent example of Mann's influence on the genre lies in John Ford's masterpiece The Searchers (1956). The Searchers is a 1956 Epic Western film directed by John Ford, based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May, which tells the story The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland

Mann's other famous westerns include:

In the 1960s, Mann put aside Westerns to concentrate on making two epics for producer Samuel Bronston:

Both films were intelligent examples of the epic form, once more demonstrating Mann's talents for merging drama with landscape and architecture. The Tin Star is a 1957 American western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Henry Jaynes Fonda ( May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was an American Academy Award -winning Film and Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American Man of the West is a 1958 western film directed by Anthony Mann in his last film in the genre The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William Frank James “Gary” Cooper (May 7 &ndashMay 13) was an American film actor and iconic star The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Samuel Bronston ( March 26, 1908, Bessarabia – January 12, 1994, Sacramento California) was a Russian born El Cid is a 1961 historical Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and The Rank Organisation, and released by Paramount The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr

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NAME Mann, Anthony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bundesmann, Emil Anton
SHORT DESCRIPTION Director
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH April 29, 1967
PLACE OF DEATH Berlin, Germany
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The Great Flamarion is a 1945 American Black and white Film noir directed by Anthony Mann. The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon T-Men ( 1947) is a Semidocumentary style Film noir shot in Black and white. The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York Railroaded! is a 1947 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Anthony Mann. Desperate is a 1947 suspense film directed by Anthony Mann. Plot Steve Randall (Brodie is an independent trucker who is hired by an old friend He Walked by Night ( 1948) is a Black-and-white Police procedural with Film noir styling crediting Alfred L The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Raw Deal is a 1948 Film noir directed by Anthony Mann and shot by cinematographer John Alton. Border Incident ( 1949) is a Black-and-white Film noir directed by Anthony Mann. The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Follow Me Quietly ( 1949) is a Semidocumentary Film noir directed by Richard Fleischer, with support from Anthony Mann in Richard O Fleischer ( December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American Film director. The Furies is a 1950 Western film directed by Anthony Mann and featuring Walter Huston. The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios Winchester '73 is an American Western movie released by Universal Pictures in 1950. A side street is a Street that intersects a Main street and ends there The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian Bend of the River is a 1952 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The Glenn Miller Story is a 1953 American film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their first non- western Thunder Bay is a 1953 American Adventure film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their second non- The Naked Spur is a 1953 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their third The Far Country is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their fourth The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The Man from Laramie is a 1955 American Western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart in their WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Serenade, a 1956 Warner Bros release was Tenor Mario Lanza 's fifth film and his first on-screen appearance in four years The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The Tin Star is a 1957 American western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock Man of the West is a 1958 western film directed by Anthony Mann in his last film in the genre The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was made into a film of the same name in 1958 Cimarron is a 1960 Western film based on the Edna Ferber novel Cimarron, featuring Glenn Ford and Maria The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military El Cid is a 1961 historical Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions in association with The Rank Organisation The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The Fall of the Roman Empire is a 1964 Epic film made by Samuel Bronston Productions and The Rank Organisation, and released by Paramount The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 War film directed by Anthony Mann based on the story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U A Dandy in Aspic is a 1968 Spy film, directed by Anthony Mann, based on a novel of the same name by Derek Marlowe and starring Laurence The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter Turner Classic Movies ( TCM) is a cable television channel featuring commercial -free classic movies mostly from the Turner Entertainment and Warner Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
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