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Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Early life.
Sep 1, 1996 · They show his venomous wit and charm undiminished in spite of his advanced age and compromised living situation (once the owner of a Beverly Hills mansion, he was living with his housekeeper, Bonita, in her modest home in the San Fernando Valley). Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 and died Dec. 2, 1981 at the age of 96. * * * Dwan is 95 years old.
Dec 23, 1981 · Allan Dwan, who during his half-century career directed such stars as Gloria Swanson, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Shirley Temple and John Wayne, died of heart failure Monday at the Motion Picture...
Jun 5, 2013 · Allan Dwan (1885–1981), dubbed “the last pioneer” by Peter Bogdanovich, had a 50-year career as a director (from 1911 to 1961) that encompasses the history of the classic American movie industry. During that span he made over 400 films, a substantial minority of which survive.
Padlocked was Dwan’s penultimate film at Famous Players-Lasky (later Paramount), where he had worked since 1923, most notably directing a trio of smart, effervescent comedies with Gloria Swanson.
May 7, 2024 · Allan Dwan (born April 3, 1885, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died December 28, 1981, Woodland Hills, California, U.S.) was an American director with more than 400 known feature films and short productions to his credit.
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Allan Dwan: Between the Lines. Imogen Sara Smith. July 31, 2013. “Dwan was never afraid of melodrama, so often disdained for its contrivance, implausibility and heightened emotion; nor of farce, with its tendency to reduce characters to spastic puppets or wind-up toys.
