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     • After his retirement, Dwan lived in obscurity until interest in his career was revived among film critics and historians by two books: British film historian Kevin Brownlow’s study of silent-era Hollywood, The Parade’s Gone By (1968), which devoted a chapter to his reminiscences, and American film critic and director Peter Bogdanovich ’s extensive interview Allan Dwan: The Last Pioneer (1971).
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   Is there a book about Allan Dwan?

   • The series is organized around the publication of the book “ Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios,” by Frederic Lombardi. I haven’t laid eyes on a copy yet, but am planning to read it; will report back. (MOMA has put the preface online.)

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   How many movies did Allan Dwan make?

   • Film series. Jun 5–Jul 8, 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.

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   Who is Allan Dwan?

   • Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter.

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   What was Dwan's view on stories?

   • Dwan spoke of seeing stories as mathematical problems, of plotting out relationships as dots connected by lines, ensuring no distracting loose ends ( ibid .)

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   Will there ever be a 'the Iron Mask' starring Allan Dwan?

   • There was—and never will be again—anyone like Allan Dwan. Mr. Lombardi will be present for a book signing at 6:30 on Wednesday, June 5. He introduces The Iron Mask that night, and will return to introduce other films during the series. All films are from the U.S. and directed by Allan Dwan.

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   How did Dwan find inspiration for stories in existing landmarks?

   • His penchant for using contrasting adjacent spaces and dividing or connecting structures to shape narratives was analyzed by Bill Krohn in “The Cliff and the Flume,” an essay that in its eponymous example shows how Dwan could find inspiration for stories in existing landmarks.

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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.

4. brightlightsfilm.com › book-review-allan-dwan-riseBook Review: Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the ...

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   Frederic Lombardi’s book on the director and his work, Allan Dwan and the Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios, does much – indeed, as much as could be imagined – to both trace the director’s history and career and explicate the myths.

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   Rich in detail with two columns of text in each of its nearly 400 pages, and with more than 150 photographs, this book presents a thorough examination of Allan Dwan and separates myth from truth in his life and films.

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7. www.newyorker.com › the-films-of-allan-dwanThe Films of Allan Dwan - The New Yorker

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   Jun 5, 2013 · Dwan’s films offer a distinctively thick cross-section of society, bringing all strata, from grandees to grifters, together in his stories and in his turbulent, overflowing images.

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   In fact, recurring techniques and motifs are not hard to find in the films, and many that have been analyzed by critics were acknowledged by Dwan himself in Peter Bogdanovich’s book-length interview, Allan Dwan: The Last Pioneer (1971). To take three (of course) examples: 1.

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   Mar 5, 2012 · In conversation as in filmmaking, Allan Dwan (1886–1981) is a master storyteller. He savors details, builds suspense, sketches characters broadly yet deftly, and never allows the pace to flag. A genuine affection for people–tempered by a mischievous sense of humor–illuminates every yarn.

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    Jun 5, 2013 · Jun 5–Jul 8, 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.