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Allan Dwan was a Canadian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who worked in Hollywood from 1911 to 1961. He directed many stars such as Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Gloria Swanson, and Shirley Temple, and was one of the last surviving pioneers of cinema.
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.
Jun 5, 2013 · The Films of Allan Dwan. June 5, 2013. You don’t need to speak French to delight in MOMA ’s retrospective of the films of Allan Dwan (which runs today through July 8), who was, among other...
Jun 19, 2011 · Allan Dwan. Allan Dwan, born Joseph Aloysius Dwan, director, producer, writer (b at Toronto 3 Apr 1885; d at Los Angeles 21 Dec 1981). Allan Dwan left Toronto with his family at 11 years old to settle in Illinois.
Jun 5, 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.
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...
Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as Joseph Aloysius Dwan. He was a director and writer, known for A Perfect Crime (1921), Bound in Morocco (1918) and A Broken Doll (1921).
