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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).
- July 24, 1904, San Francisco, California
- August 17, 1977 (aged 73), La Jolla, California
Turning director with the classic Destination Tokyo (1943), Daves often wrote and produced his own pictures. Of the many films he made, the westerns he did were especially close to his heart--as a youth he had spent much time living on reservations with Hopi and Navajo Indians. Born July 24, 1904.
- January 1, 1
- San Francisco, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- La Jolla, California, USA
Apr 22, 2024 · Delmer Daves was an American writer and director of motion pictures who worked in a number of genres but was best known for his westerns, which include Broken Arrow (1950), The Last Wagon (1956), and 3:10 to Yuma (1957).
- Michael Barson
Daves earned a law degree at Stanford University but decided to pursue a career in Hollywood. He was a crew member on several films before turning to acting in 1928. Although typically uncredited, he appeared in more than 10 movies, including The Duke Steps Out (1929) and Good News (1930).
- July 24, 1904
- August 17, 1977
Delmer Lawrence Daves 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).
May 14, 2013 · By Kent Jones. Essays — May 14, 2013. M any of Delmer Daves’s films are beloved today, but to say that he remains a misunderstood and insufficiently appreciated figure in the history of American movies is a rank understatement.
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Birthday: Jul 24, 1904. Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA. Accomplished visual stylist who often wrote his own imaginative, and genre-defying, screenplays; his films are always...
