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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.
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 and...
Jun 11, 2023 · Ted Fendt has translated the obituary Serge Daney wrote in Libération after the passing of Allan Dwan. Death of the world's oldest filmmaker: Allan Dwan (1885-1981) First published in Libération , December 28th, 1981.
Allan Dwan. Motion-Picture Director. One of the rugged pioneers of Hollywood's silent era. A native of Toronto and an engineer by training, Dwan was first employed by the Cooper-Hewitt Company, where he helped develop the mercury-vapor arc (the forerunner of neon lighting).
Dec 22, 1981 · HOLLYWOOD -- Motion picture pioneer Allan Dwan, who directed almost every major star from Lillian Gish to Vera Hruba Ralston in more than 400 films, died Monday of heart failure. He was 96.
Don't know who Allan Dwan is? Here's an obituary for him written by Serge Daney. For more information check out the dossier and if you're in New York right now go see Dwan's films at MoMA.
Dec 22, 1981 · Dwan, who suffered a stroke last month, was moved last Friday from St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank to the Motion Picture and Television Country Hospital in Woodland Hills, where he died.
