Delmer Daves

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Delmer Lawrence Daves (born July 24, 1904 in San Francisco , † August 17, 1977 in La Jolla , California ) was an American screenwriter and director .

Life

Delmer Daves studied law , but never practiced a legal profession. After doing various film crew duties for a few years, he worked as an actor from 1928 to 1932 and, from 1929, primarily as a screenwriter. In 1943 he first directed the war film Destiny Tokyo .

The twisted under his direction film The Broken Arrow ( Broken Arrow ) from 1950 is one of the first indian friendly Western Hollywood . He is a very free-form adaptation of the historical novel Blood Brother of Elliott Arnold and focuses on the development of friendship between two historically authentic figures in the history of Arizona , the Chiricahua - chief Cochise (played by Jeff Chandler ) and the white scout and Postreiter Tom Jeffords (Portrayed by James Stewart ). He shot another successful western with count to three and pray ( 3:10 to Yuma , 1957).

1953 Daves appeared with the film Island of the Wrath Gods ( Bird of Paradise ) for the first time as a film producer. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his services in the film sector .

Since 1938 he was married to the actress Mary Lawrence . The marriage had three children.

Awards

In his honor is 1634 Vine Street on the Walk of Fame a star for Delmer Daves.

Filmography (selection)

script

Director

  • 1943: Destination Tokyo ( Destination Tokyo )
  • 1944: Hollywood Canteen
  • 1945: Pride of the Marines
  • 1947: The Black Snake ( Dark Passage )
  • 1947: The Red House
  • 1949: Storm over the Pacific ( Task Force )
  • 1950: The broken arrow ( Broken Arrow )
  • 1951: Island of the Wrathful Gods ( Bird of Paradise )
  • 1953: In the Realm of the Golden Condor ( Treasure of the Golden Condor )
  • 1953: It started in Moscow ( Never Let Me Go )
  • 1954: The Gladiators ( Demetrius and the Gladiators )
  • 1954: The Lonely Eagle from the Last River ( Drum Beat )
  • 1956: The Man Without Fear ( Jubal )
  • 1956: The last car ( The Last Wagon )
  • 1957: Count to three and pray ( 3:10 to Yuma )
  • 1958: cowboy
  • 1958: Rivals ( Kings Go Forth )
  • 1958: Stolen Gold ( The Badlanders )
  • 1959: The Hanging Tree ( The Hanging Tree )
  • 1959: The Summer Island (A Summer Place)
  • 1961: His name was Parrish (Parrish)
  • 1961: Just One Night (Susan Slade)
  • 1962: Adventure in Rome ( Rome Adventure )
  • 1963: Summer of Expectation ( Spencer's Mountain )
  • 1964: A man came to New York ( Youngblood Hawke )
  • 1965: Battle of the Villa Fiorita ( The Battle of the Villa Fiorita )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Portrait of Delmer Daves in: The New York Times
personal data
SURNAME Daves, Delmer
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Daves, Delmer Lawrence
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1977
Place of death La Jolla , California