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- Allan Dwan left Toronto with his family at 11 years old to settle in Illinois.
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Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan was the younger son of commercial traveler of woolen clothing Joseph Michael Dwan (1857–1917) and his wife Mary Jane Dwan (née Hunt).
Jun 19, 2011 · Allan Dwan left Toronto with his family at 11 years old to settle in Illinois. He attended North Division High School in Chicago and got a degree in electrical engineering from Notre Dame University, Indiana, in 1907 before landing a job as a story editor and lighting supervisor with Essanay Films in 1909.
Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Bound in Morocco (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthea (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on 28 December 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Allan Dwan started out in life as Joesph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario. When he was just 11-years-old, his family moved to the United States. He attended Notre Dame, where he studied engineering but gravitated toward the bright new medium of film.
Allan Dwan was born on 3 April 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a director and writer, known for Bound in Morocco (1918), A Perfect Crime (1921) and Panthea (1917). He was married to Marie Shelton and Pauline Bush. He died on 28 December 1981 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- April 3, 1885
- December 28, 1981
For many film-loving New Yorkers, the anticipation aroused by the Museum of Modern Art’s recent Allan Dwan retrospective came partly from a feeling that it presented terra incognita — not just due to the number of rarities in the lineup, but to the sense that Dwan’s career has not been fully mapped.1 He has been known as a major director ...
Dec 23, 1981 · Born in Toronto on April 3, 1885, and trained as an electrical engineer, Mr. Dwan broke into the movies in 1909 as a result of what he called ''a fluke.''
