FILM DIRECTOR

Delmer Daves

1904 - 1977

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Delmer Lawrence Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. He worked in many genres, including film noir and warfare, but he is best known for his Western movies, especially Broken Arrow (1950), The Last Wagon (1956), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) and The Hanging Tree (1959). He was required to work exclusively on studio-based films after heart trouble in 1959, one of which, A Summer Place, was a huge commercial success. Daves worked with some of the best known players of his time including established stars like Humphrey Bogart, Gary Cooper, Glenn Ford, James Stewart and Richard Widmark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Delmer Daves is the 554th most popular film director (down from 435th in 2019), the 4,039th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,763rd in 2019) and the 143rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Delmer Daves ranks 554 out of 2,041. Before him are Juraj Jakubisko, László Benedek, René Laloux, Gorō Miyazaki, Kim Jee-woon, and Ferdinand Zecca. After him are Osamu Dezaki, Gene Deitch, Michel Audiard, Tonino Delli Colli, Martin Brest, and Paul W. S. Anderson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Delmer Daves ranks 136. Before him are Walter Heitler, Berta Karlik, Alexandrina of Balazar, Frederick Ashton, Edgar P. Jacobs, and Vilis Lācis. After him are Cecil Beaton, William L. Shirer, Goffredo Petrassi, Lippo Hertzka, Sergei Yutkevich, and Miguel Capuccini. Among people deceased in 1977, Delmer Daves ranks 111. Before him are Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Jim Thompson, Sergei Kruglov, Richard Carlson, Hanns Martin Schleyer, and Son Ngoc Thanh. After him are Dietrich von Hildebrand, Alexander Tcherepnin, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi, Henri Langlois, Mirzo Tursunzoda, and Rudolf Vytlačil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Delmer Daves ranks 4,039 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Hale Sr. (1892), Mary Mapes Dodge (1831), Chris Tucker (1971), Frederic Edwin Church (1826), George McGovern (1922), and Elizabeth Warren (1949). After him are Jean Acker (1893), Carey Lowell (1961), Donn F. Eisele (1930), Sue Lyon (1946), Monte Melkonian (1957), and Joseph B. Foraker (1846).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Delmer Daves ranks 143. Before him are Richard Thorpe (1896), Don Bluth (1937), Gerard Damiano (1928), John Milius (1944), Taylor Hackford (1944), and Philip Kaufman (1936). After him are Gene Deitch (1924), Martin Brest (1951), James Mangold (1963), Michael Ritchie (1938), Rob Cohen (1949), and Charles Barton (1902).

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