Allan Dwan
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Allan Dwan was a pioneering Canadian-born American film director and producer whose prolific career spanned the silent and early sound eras of Hollywood cinema.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American filmmaker
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ silent film director ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early sound era
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silent film era ⓘ |
| birthName | Joseph Aloysius Dwan ⓘ |
| burialPlace | San Fernando Mission Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-04-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-12-28 ⓘ |
| directed |
Heidi
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surface form:
Heidi (1937 film)
Robin Hood (1922 film) ⓘ Sands of Iwo Jima ⓘ The Iron Mask ⓘ
surface form:
The Iron Mask (1929 film)
|
| employer |
Famous Players Film Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Famous Players-Lasky
Paramount Pictures ⓘ RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ Republic Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ western film ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| movement | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| name | Allan Dwan self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering technical innovations in early cinema
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prolific output of feature films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Heidi
ⓘ
surface form:
Heidi (1937 film)
Robin Hood (1922 film) ⓘ Sands of Iwo Jima ⓘ The Iron Mask ⓘ
surface form:
The Iron Mask (1929 film)
|
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Toronto
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surface form:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| workedWith |
Douglas Fairbanks
ⓘ
John Wayne ⓘ Shirley Temple ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1910s
ⓘ
1920s ⓘ 1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
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