Delmer Daves

Delmer Daves is a Scénariste, Réalisateur, Acteur and Producteur American born the July 24th 1904 with San Francisco, California (), deceased the August 17th 1977 with La Jolla (). He was in particular the author of famous westerns.

Biography

Born with San Francisco two years before the earthquake from 1906, Delmer Daves was intended initially for a lawyer career. During its studies with the Stanford University it was interested in budding industry of film, and began as accessories supplier on the Western The Covered Wagon in 1923 then became technical adviser on many films. After the end of its studies of right, it continued its career with Hollywood.

Settling in Hollywood in 1928, it starts as scenario writer, credited first once for the comedy So This Is College produces by MGM. In the Years 1930, it was made a name of author with success, while appearing as actor in not credited small roles. He wrote the musical comedies of Dick Powell Dames , Flirtation Walk , and Page Miss Glory between 1934 and 1935. But its greater successes of this time came with the petrified Forest ( The Petrified Forest ) and It and him ( Love Affair ). This last film will always know a version colors in 1957 under the direction of Leo McCarey and Daves with the scenario, It and him ( An Affair to Remember ).

In 1943, Daves carries out its first film Destination Tokyo with Cary Grant. During its twenty-two years of career, it cultivates a style without claim, with a serene approach of the realization by leaving its actors and the scenario to lead film. Among its most noticed films: Passengers of the night ( Dark Passage ) (1947), which uses finely subjectivity, the the broken Arrow ( Broken Arrow ) accclamé by criticism, the western tightened 3:10 for Yuma , and the melodrama has Summer Place . Daves was named at the price of the Directors Guild off America for its work on Cow-boy . the Mountain of the nine Spencer ( Spencer' S Mountain ) which it wrote, directed and produced, is based on the autobiographical novel éponyme of Earl Hamner, also at the origin of the popular series The Waltons .

Daves was married with the actress Mary Lawrence of 1938 until its death the August 17th 1977.

Catalog of films

External bond

Delmer Daves on Internet Movie Database

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