Allan Dwan Film director film producer screenwriter
Allan Dwan is a 96 years old Film director film producer screenwriter from Toronto, Ontario. Allan Dwan was born on April 03, 1885 (died on December 28, 1981, he was 96 years old) in Toronto, Ontario as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. His nickname was Dwan Joseph Aloysius.
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Biography
Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director producer and screenwriter.
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Birth name of Allan Dwan is Joseph Aloysius Dwan
No, he died on 12/28/1981, 40 years ago. He was 96 years old when he died. Cause of death: myocardial infarction. He died in Los Angeles and buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery .
Family
Wife
Pauline Bush, Actress
He married with Pauline Bush (83), in 1915. Allan Dwan was 29 and Pauline Bush was 28 years old. After 4 years, they break up in 1919.
Works
Allan Dwan Movies (157)
There are 157 movies of Allan Dwan.
His first feature film was Sands of Iwo Jima (1949). He was 64 when he starred in this movie. Since 1949, he has appeared in 157 feature films. The last one is Screen Directors Playhouse: High Air (1956). .
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Allan Dwan movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Director | Sands of Iwo Jima (1950) | 64 |
| Assistant Director | The Birth of a Nation (1915) | 29 |
| Second Assistant Director | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) | 31 |
| Grip | Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Heidi (1937) | 52 |
| Director | Silver Lode (1954) | 69 |
| Director | Frontier Marshal (1939) | 54 |
| Director | Cattle Queen of Montana (1954) | 69 |
| Director | The River's Edge (1957) | 72 |
| Director | Suez (1938) | 53 |
| Director | The Restless Breed (1957) | 72 |
| Director | Robin Hood (1922) | 37 |
| Writer | Robin Hood (1922) | 37 |
| Director | Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938) | 52 |
| Director | Hollywood Party (1934) | 49 |
| Director | High Tension (1936) | 51 |
| Director | Slightly Scarlet (1956) | 70 |
| Director | Zaza (1923) | 38 |
| Producer | Zaza (1923) | 38 |
| Director | The Gorilla (1939) | 54 |
| Director | Tennessee's Partner (1955) | 70 |
| Director | Passion (1954) | 69 |
| Director | Manhandled (1924) | 39 |
| Director | Hold Back The Night (1956) | 71 |
| Director | The Good Bad Man (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Josette (1938) | 53 |
| Director | Chances (1931) | 46 |
| Director | The Three Musketeers (1939) | 53 |
| Producer | Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) | 67 |
| Director | Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) | 67 |
| Director | Young People (1940) | 55 |
| Director | Montana Belle (1952) | 67 |
| Director | The Iron Mask (1929) | 43 |
| Director | Wicked (1931) | 46 |
| Director | Pearl of the South Pacific (1955) | 70 |
| Story | Fifty-Fifty (1925) | 40 |
| Director | South Sea Rose (1929) | 44 |
| Producer | South Sea Rose (1929) | 44 |
| Story | Black Sheep (1935) | 50 |
| Director | Black Sheep (1935) | 50 |
| Director | Song and Dance Man (1936) | 50 |
| Director | Sailor's Lady (1940) | 55 |
| Director | Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) | 60 |
| Writer | Getting Gertie's Garter (1945) | 60 |
| Director | Rendezvous with Annie (1946) | 61 |
| Director | Flight Nurse (1953) | 68 |
| Director | The Distant Relative (1912) | 27 |
| Director | Maiden and Men (1912) | 26 |
| Writer | Maiden and Men (1912) | 26 |
| Director | 15 Maiden Lane (1936) | 51 |
| Director | The Poisoned Flume (1911) | 26 |
| Writer | The Poisoned Flume (1911) | 26 |
| Director | Angel in Exile (1948) | 63 |
| Director | Surrender (1950) | 65 |
| Director | Enchanted Island (1958) | 73 |
| Producer | Harold Teen (1928) | 43 |
| Director | The Wild Blue Yonder (1951) | 66 |
| Director | Driftwood (1947) | 62 |
| Producer | Driftwood (1947) | 62 |
| Director | Brewster's Millions (1945) | 60 |
| Director | Escape to Burma (1955) | 70 |
| Story | Fifty-Fifty (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Fifty-Fifty (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Here We Go Again (1942) | 57 |
| Producer | Here We Go Again (1942) | 57 |
| Director | Up in Mabel's Room (1944) | 59 |
| Director | Navy Wife (1935) | 50 |
| Director | The Bandit of Point Loma (1912) | 27 |
| Director | An Innocent Magdalene (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Sea Horses (1926) | 40 |
| Director | Sweethearts on Parade (1953) | 68 |
| Producer | Sweethearts on Parade (1953) | 68 |
| Director | Calendar Girl (1947) | 61 |
| Writer | East Side, West Side (1927) | 42 |
| Director | East Side, West Side (1927) | 42 |
| Director | Manhattan Madness (1916) | 31 |
| Screenplay | Bound in Morocco (1918) | 33 |
| Director | Bound in Morocco (1918) | 33 |
| Director | Human Cargo (1936) | 51 |
| Director | I Dream of Jeanie (1952) | 67 |
| Director | One Mile From Heaven (1937) | 52 |
| Producer | Around the World (1943) | 58 |
| Director | Around the World (1943) | 58 |
| Director | Betty of Graystone (1916) | 30 |
| Director | The Scoffer (1920) | 35 |
| Director | Cupid Through Padlocks (1912) | 27 |
| Director | Getting Mary Married (1919) | 34 |
| Director | The Coast of Folly (1925) | 40 |
| Director | Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961) | 76 |
| Director | Tide of Empire (1929) | 43 |
| Director | Man's Calling (1912) | 26 |
| Writer | Man's Calling (1912) | 26 |
| Producer | The Inside Story (1948) | 62 |
| Director | The Inside Story (1948) | 62 |
| Director | Man to Man (1930) | 45 |
| Director | The Half-Breed (1916) | 31 |
| Director | Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) | 59 |
| Director | Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) | 55 |
| Producer | Trail of the Vigilantes (1940) | 55 |
| Director | Stage Struck (1925) | 40 |
| Producer | Stage Struck (1925) | 40 |
| Director | Her First Affaire (1932) | 47 |
| Producer | Look Who's Laughing (1941) | 56 |
| Director | Look Who's Laughing (1941) | 56 |
| Writer | Mr. Fix-It (1918) | 33 |
| Director | Mr. Fix-It (1918) | 33 |
| Director | Fighting Odds (1917) | 32 |
| Director | That I May Live (1937) | 52 |
| Director | A Life for a Kiss (1912) | 27 |
| Director | Rise and Shine (1941) | 56 |
| Director | Belle Le Grand (1951) | 65 |
| Writer | The Habit of Happiness (1916) | 30 |
| Director | The Habit of Happiness (1916) | 30 |
| Director | The Ranch Girl (1911) | 25 |
| Writer | The Ranch Girl (1911) | 25 |
| Director | The Ranchman's Vengeance (1911) | 26 |
| Director | Three Million Dollars (1911) | 26 |
| Director | The Mother of the Ranch (1911) | 26 |
| Writer | The Mormon (1912) | 26 |
| Director | The Blackened Hills (1912) | 26 |
| Writer | The Blackened Hills (1912) | 26 |
| Director | The Thief's Wife (1912) | 26 |
| Writer | The Thief's Wife (1912) | 26 |
| Director | The Mormon (1912) | 26 |
| Director | Calamity Anne's Ward (1912) | 27 |
| Director | The Spirit of the Flag (1913) | 28 |
| Director | The Tragedy of Whispering Creek (1914) | 29 |
| Director | The Forbidden Room (1914) | 29 |
| Director | The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch (1914) | 29 |
| Writer | The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch (1914) | 29 |
| Writer | Richelieu (1914) | 29 |
| Director | Richelieu (1914) | 29 |
| Director | David Harum (1915) | 29 |
| Director | The Foundling (1915) | 30 |
| Director | A Girl of Yesterday (1915) | 30 |
| Producer | Panthea (1917) | 31 |
| Writer | Panthea (1917) | 31 |
| Director | Panthea (1917) | 31 |
| Director | A Modern Musketeer (1917) | 32 |
| Director | Headin' South (1918) | 32 |
| Writer | Headin' South (1918) | 32 |
| Director | He Comes Up Smiling (1918) | 33 |
| Writer | Arizona (1918) | 33 |
| Director | Night Life of New York (1925) | 40 |
| Director | Tin Gods (1926) | 41 |
| Screenplay | Tin Gods (1926) | 41 |
| Director | The Joy Girl (1927) | 42 |
| Director | The Big Noise (1928) | 42 |
| Director | Frozen Justice (1929) | 43 |
| Director | What a Widow! (1930) | 45 |
| Producer | What a Widow! (1930) | 45 |
| Director | While Paris Sleeps (1932) | 47 |
| Director | Counsel's Opinion (1933) | 47 |
| Director | I Spy (1934) | 49 |
| Director | Friendly Enemies (1942) | 57 |
| Director | Northwest Outpost (1947) | 62 |
| Director | Screen Directors Playhouse: High Air (1956) | 71 |
Allan Dwan TV Shows (1)
His first TV Show was Hollywood (1980).
Education
He graduated from University Of Notre Dame
What was Allan's zodiac sign?Allan Dwan zodiac sign was aries.
Other facts about Allan Dwan
| Alias | Dwan Joseph Aloysius |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Joseph Aloysius Dwan |
| Spouse | Pauline Bush (actress) |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By Allan Dwan , of: film, directed by this person |
| Has works in the collection | Museum Of Modern Art |
| Cause of death | Myocardial Infarction |
| Place of burial | San Fernando Mission Cemetery |
| Country of citizenship | Canada |
| Given name | Allan |
| Manner of death | Natural Causes |
| Place of death | Los Angeles |
| Date of death | 1981-12-28T00:00:00Z |
| Family name | Dwan. Show people with the surname Dwan |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC201105140 |
