Daniel Mann

Director

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Also Known As

Daniel Chugerman, Danny Mann

Birth Place

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Born

August 08, 1912

Died

November 21, 1991

Cause of Death

Heart Failure

Biography

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This 'Actors' director' successfully brought to the screen a number of stage hits and best-selling novels in the 1950s. From the stage came "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1952), "The Rose Tattoo" (1955)--both of which he had previously directed on Broadway--and "The Teahouse of the August Moon" (1956). From best-sellers came "The Last Angry Man" (1959) and "Butterfield 8" (1960).Mann was not...

Filmography

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The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

The Day the Loving Stopped (1981)

Playing for Time (1980)

Journey Into Fear (1976)

Lost in the Stars (1974)

Photos & Videos

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Last Angry Man, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Around The Rugged Rock

Last Angry Man, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) We Made The Mirror!

Family & Companions

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Kathleen Williams

Wife

Actor. Married 1948; divorced.

Sherry Mann

Wife

Dialogue director on Mann's film "Interval" (1972); divorced.

Biography

This 'Actors' director' successfully brought to the screen a number of stage hits and best-selling novels in the 1950s. From the stage came "Come Back, Little Sheba" (1952), "The Rose Tattoo" (1955)--both of which he had previously directed on Broadway--and "The Teahouse of the August Moon" (1956). From best-sellers came "The Last Angry Man" (1959) and "Butterfield 8" (1960).

Mann was noted for coaxing bravura performances from actresses, three of whom won Oscars under his direction: Shirley Booth ("Come Back, Little Sheba"), Anna Magnani ("The Rose Tattoo") and Elizabeth Taylor ("Butterfield 8"). But he was also criticized for allowing his stars to indulge themselves in over-the-top performances and for his artless, almost functional style. In the 60s, Mann branched out into comedy with the Dean Martin vehicles "Who's Got the Action?" (1962) and "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed?" (1963), and the James Coburn espionage spoof "Our Man Flint" (1965). Mann's most notable work for TV was the Arthur Miller concentration camp drama "Playing For Time" (1980), which netted an Emmy for Vanessa Redgrave.

Filmography

Director (Feature Film)

The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)

The Day the Loving Stopped (1981)

Playing for Time (1980)

Journey Into Fear (1976)

Lost in the Stars (1974)

Interval (1973)

The Revengers (1972)

A Dream of Kings (1969)

For Love of Ivy (1968)

Our Man Flint (1966)

Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (1963)

Five Finger Exercise (1962)

Who's Got the Action? (1962)

The Mountain Road (1960)

BUtterfield 8 (1960)

The Last Angry Man (1959)

Hot Spell (1958)

The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)

The Rose Tattoo (1955)

About Mrs. Leslie (1954)

Come Back, Little Sheba (1953)

The Counterfeiters (1948)

Dialogue Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Happy Feet (2006)

Finding Nemo (2003)

Additional voice

Producer (Feature Film)

Associate Producer

Director (Special)

Another Part of the Forest (1972)

The Legend of Silent Night (1968)

Cast (Short)

Operation Teahouse (1956)

Life Events

1929

Appeared (in a canoe) in film, "Glorifying the American Girl" before attending the Neighborhood Playhouse

1939

Directed stage productions in Canada

1939

Performed in Broadway production and on tour in "Pins and Needles"

1940

Joined the Actors Laboratory in Los Angeles

1941

Taught at Max Reinhardt's theater workshop

1942

Served in the Far East with the US Infantry Special Services

1948

First film credit, as dialogue director on "The Counterfeiters"

1949

Directed summer tryout of "Come Back, Little Sheba" at Westport Playhouse, CT

1950

Directed Broadway production of "Come Back, Little Sheba"

1951

Directed Broadway premiere of Tennessee Williams's "The Rose Tattoo"

1952

Directed first feature film, "Come Back Little Sheba"

1971

TV directing debut, "Another Part of the Forest"

Photo Collections

BUtterfield 8 - Behind-the-Scenes Photos

Here are a few photos taken behind-the-scenes during production of BUtterfield 8 (1960), starring Elizabeth Taylor and directed by Daniel Mann.

The Mountain Road - Movie Poster

Here is an American movie poster for Columbia's The Mountain Road (1960), starring James Stewart. This poster is a 3-Sheet, which measures 41" x 81"

Videos

Last Angry Man, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) Around The Rugged Rock Nephew Myron (Joby Baker) and TV producer Thrasher (David Wayne) are enthralled as neighborhood legend Dr. Abelman (Paul Muni, in his last film) works his magic on rebellious Brooklyn teen Josh Quincy (Billy Dee Williams, in his movie debut) in The Last Angry Man, 1959.

Last Angry Man, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) We Made The Mirror! Young newspaperman Myron (Joby Baker) introduces TV Producer Thrasher (David Wayne) to his uncle, Brooklyn Dr. Sam Abelman (Paul Muni) who doesn't want to become a famous do-gooder, in The Last Angry Man, 1959.

Last Angry Man, The (1959) -- (Movie Clip) We Want the Doctor! Godfrey Cambridge and Billy Dee Williams make their screen debuts together as they drop off a sick girl (Cicely Tyson!) at the door of Brooklyn Dr. Sam Abelman (Paul Muni) in director Daniel Mann's The Last Angry Man, 1959.

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) -- (Movie Clip) We Did What? Newly happy and confident now that she's using alcohol to cope with grief over the death of her first husband, singer Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward) on a wild date with soldier Wallie (Don Taylor), whom she scarcely knows, in I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1955.

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Sing You Sinners Grand entrance for Susan Hayward, as the now grown-up Lillian Roth, in Hollywood shooting the number "Sing, You Sinners" by W. Franke Harling and Sam Coslow, as made famous by the real Roth in Honey, 1930, Jo Van Fleet her preening mother, in I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1955.

I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) -- (Movie Clip) Adorable Drunk Losing her grip again, now in the thrall of her money-grubbing third husband Tony (Richard Conte), singer Lillian Roth (Susan Hayward) has an incident in an LA bar, in I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1955.

Butterfield 8 (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Better Than Sleeping Pills In her mink swiped from the closet of the wife of a client who insulted her by leaving cash, call-girl-in-denial Gloria (Elizabeth Taylor) drops in on musician and childhood pal Steve (Taylor's then-husband Eddie Fisher), in BUtterfield 8, 1960, from the novel by John O'Hara.

Butterfield 8 (1960) -- (Movie Clip) Vice-President In Charge Of Nonsense We’ve just met womanizing Manhattan executive “Ligg” (Laurence Harvey), getting a talking-to from a business pal (Jeffrey Lynn), then at the shooting range in the tony suburbs with his slightly-estranged but loyal wife (Dina Merrill), early in Butterfield 8, 1960, starring Elizabeth Taylor.

Ben (1972) -- (Movie Clip) We're Talking Young Danny (Lee Harcourt Montgomery), who has a heart condition, and spends lots of time alone in his “work room,” doesn’t know that his new rat friend (title character!) orchestrated the murder of his previous human host, in Ben, 1972, sequel to Willard, 1971.

Ben (1972) -- (Movie Clip) Every Inch Of It Looking to determine how the pack of killer rats are getting around, LA cop Kirtland (Joseph Campanella) finds veteran character actor Kenneth Tobey as the engineer in charge of the sewers, while the gang finds its way into a spa, in Ben, 1972, sequel to Willard, 1971.

Willard (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Are You Happy Here? Bruce Davison, the downtrodden title character, at work, catches his blowhard boss Martin (Ernest Borgnine) attacking an assistant (Joan Shawlee), then they get into a talk about the company, which was apparently all-but stolen from his late father, Sondra Locke watching, in Willard, 1971.

Willard (1971) -- (Movie Clip) You Were Born In Pain And Suffering The first dramatic scenes, Daniel Mann directs Ernest Borgnine as boss Al Martin, who dominates Bruce Davison (title character) at work, as does his mother (Elsa Lanchester) at home, in the hit rat-thriller Willard, 1971.

About Mrs. Leslie (1954) -- (Original Trailer) Emphasis on Academy Award-winner Shirley Booth in the original trailer for producer Hal Wallis’ About Mrs. Leslie, 1954, co-starring Robert Ryan, from the popular potboiler by Viña Del Mar.

Ada - (Original Trailer) Call girl Susan Hayward weds easygoing politician Dean Martin and helps him against corrupt state officials in Ada (1961).

Our Man Flint - (Original Trailer) When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world, top agent Derek Flint (James Coburn) is called in Our Man Flint (1966).

Rose Tattoo, The - (Original Trailer) Anna Magnani got a Best Actress Academy Award® as a widow courted by truck driver Burt Lancaster in Tennessee Williams' The Rose Tattoo (1955).

Mountain Road, The - (Original Trailer) An American officer (James Stewart) helps villagers against the Japanese during WWII on The Mountain Road (1960).

BUtterfield 8 -- (Original Trailer) Elizabeth Taylor won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960).

I'll Cry Tomorrow - (Original Trailer) Susan Hayward stars in the true story of singer and actress Lillian Roth and her battle with alcoholism in I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955).

Teahouse of the August Moon, The - (Original Trailer) Marlon Brando plays an Okinawan interpreter for the occupying U.S. Army in the comedy The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956).

Teahouse of the August Moon, The - (Original Movie Promo) A behind-the-scenes short on the making of the Marlon Brando - Glenn Ford comedy The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956).

Family

Samuel Chugerman

Father

Lawyer.

Michael Mann

Son

Alex Mann

Son

Erica Ramis

Daughter

Married to writer/director/actor Harold Ramis.

Harold Ramis

Son-In-Law

Writer, director, actor. Born November 21, 1944.

Companions

Kathleen Williams

Wife

Actor. Married 1948; divorced.

Sherry Mann

Wife

Dialogue director on Mann's film "Interval" (1972); divorced.

Bibliography

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