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Delmer Lawrence Daves (July 24, 1904 – August 17, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film director and film producer. [1] 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).
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.
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Aug 13, 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).
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Delmer Daves. Writer: An Affair to Remember. Although Delmer Daves obtained a law degree at Stanford University, he never had the opportunity to use it; while still in college, he obtained a job as a prop boy on The Covered Wagon (1923) and after graduation was hired by several film companies as a technical advisor on films with a college ...
- July 24, 1904
- August 17, 1977
1. Destination Tokyo. 1943 2h 15m Approved. 7.1 (5.8K) Rate. In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore. Director Delmer Daves Stars Cary Grant John Garfield Alan Hale. 2. Dark Passage. 1947 1h 46m Approved. 7.5 (22K) Rate. 68 Metascore.
Motion Picture Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor. He was the producer on 8 films including: Bird of Paradise and Spencer's Mountain. Actor in 13 films. Director of 30 films including: Hollywood Canteen, Demetrius and the Gladiators, A Summer Place and Spencer's Mountain. Writer of 48 screenplays including: Queen...
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Delmer Daves was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.