Daniel Mann
Daniel Chugerman (August 8, 1912 – November 21, 1991), known professionally as Daniel Mann, was an American stage, film and television director. Originally trained as an actor by Sanford Meisner, between 1952 and 1987 he directed over 31 feature films and made-for-television. Considered a true "actor's director", he directed seven Oscar-nominated and two Tony Award-winning performances, collaborating with actors like Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Susan Hayward, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin and Anthony Quinn.
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Daniel Mann
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- Name
- Daniel Mann
- Birth Name
- Daniel Chugerman
- Born
- 8 August 1912
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 21 November 1991
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Spouse
- Mary Kathleen Williams (1948 -?; divorced) Sherry Presnell (1971-?; divorced)
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- actor · director
- Education
- Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre · Erasmus Hall High School · Professional Children's School
- Honours
- Donaldson Awards
- Languages
- English
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Daniel Chugerman (August 8, 1912 – November 21, 1991), known professionally as Daniel Mann, was an American stage, film and television director. Originally trained as an actor by Sanford Meisner, between 1952 and 1987 he directed over 31 feature films and made-for-television. Considered a true "actor's director", he directed seven Oscar-nominated and two Tony Award-winning performances, collaborating with actors like Burt Lancaster, Shirley Booth, Susan Hayward, Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin and Anthony Quinn.
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Biography
He was nominated for several accolades, including two Palme d'Or, three Directors Guild of America Awards and a Golden Bear.
Daniel Mann studied at Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre, Erasmus Hall High School and Professional Children's School. Rod Steiger is recorded as having studied under Daniel Mann. The recorded working language is English. Work by Daniel Mann is recorded in the collections of Harvard Film Archive. Distinctions recorded are Donaldson Awards.
Press photo of Lisa Lu interviewing Daniel Mann for the 1960 film The Mountain Road
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Press photo of Lisa Lu interviewing Daniel Mann for the 1960 film The Mountain Road
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Daniel Mann • Birth Name — Daniel Chugerman • Born — 8 August 1912 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York, U.S. • Died — 21 November 1991 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Spouse — Mary Kathleen Williams (1948 -?; divorced) Sherry Presnell (1971-?; divorced) • Children — 3
Biography
Biography
Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Helen and Samuel Chugerman, a lawyer. He was a stage actor since childhood and attended Erasmus Hall High School, New York's Professional Children's School and the Neighborhood Playhouse. He entered films in 1952 as a director and is known for his excellent ear for dialogue. Most of Mann's films were adaptations from the stage (Come Back Little Sheba, The Rose Tattoo, The Teahouse of the August Moon, Hot Spell) and literature (BUtterfield 8, The Last Angry Man). Mann died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, in November 1991. He is buried in the Jewish Cemetery Hillside Memorial Park. He had three children with his first wife, actress Mary Kathleen Williams: Michael Mann, Erica Mann Ramis and Alex Mann. Erica Mann Ramis is the widow of director Harold Ramis.
Select theatre credits
Select theatre credits
• The Immoralist (1954)
Identity
Identity
Daniel Mann is recorded as actor and director.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1962
Five Finger Exercise. 1962. Daniel Mann (1962) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1991
Daniel Mann died at Los Angeles.
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Brooklyn.
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Los Angeles.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 4746067-2, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500205645, Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall.
General reference · The Getty Research Institute
reference work
- “Daniel Mann”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1161658: Daniel Mann
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Awards
• Nominee Grand Prize of Festival, Come Back, Little Sheba - Cannes Film Festival (1952) • Winner International Prize, Come Back, Little Sheba - Cannes Film Festival (1952) • Nominee Best Director, Come Back, Little Sheba - Directors Guild of America (1952) • Nominee Palme d'Or, I'll Cry Tomorrow - Cannes Film Festival (1955) • Nominee Best Director, The Rose Tattoo - Directors Guild of America (1955) • Nominee Best Director, The Teahouse of the August Moon - 'Directors Guild of America (1956) • Nominee Golden Bear, The Teahouse of the August Moon - Berlin International Film Festival (1956)
Literature
Literature
Come back, little scopophile: William Inge, Daniel Mann, and cinematic voyeurism, Modern American Drama on Screen, 2013
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- 1.Daniel Mann Biography (1912-1991).
- 2.Honan, William H. Daniel Mann, 79, the Director Of Successful Plays and Films. The New York Times. 1991-11-23. 0362-4331.
- 3.Catherine Mann Obituary (2006) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times. Legacy.com.
- 4.Caro, Mark. Harold Ramis, Chicago actor, writer and director, dead at 69. Chicago Tribune.
- 5.Daniel Mann, 79, the Director Of Successful Plays and Films. The New York Times. November 23, 1991.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 4746067-2, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500205645, Daniel, Mann, Johnson and Mendenhall.The Getty Research Institute
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