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Allan Dwan

film director, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1981)
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Allan Dwan
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
April 3, 1885
Date of death
December 28, 1981
Place of birth
Toronto
Place of death
Los Angeles, Woodland Hills[10]
Country of citizenship
United States, Canada[13][14]
Occupation
film producer, film director, screenwriter, director, actor
Educated at
University of Notre Dame[15]
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[16]
Spouse
Pauline Bush[12]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[18]
Work location
United States[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Dwan[19]
Given name
Allan[20]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art, Harvard Film Archive
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[25]
P14724
24627533
P14750
18B3-FFA2-3E72-CA7D-8B06
Place of burial
San Fernando Mission Cemetery[11]
Start of work period
1911[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Allan Dwan ar ألان دوان fa آلن دوان he אלן דוון ja アラン・ドワン ko 앨런 드완 ru Дван, Аллан ru Двон, Аллан ru Дуан, Аллан ru Дуон, Аллан ru Дуэйн, Аллан ru Дуэн, Аллан ru Аллан Дуэйн ru Аллан, Дван ru Аллан Двон ru Аллан Дуан ru Аллан Дуон ru Аллан Дуэн uk Аллан Дван zh 艾伦·德万
🔖 Identifiers · 84
ISNI
0000000109127698
VIAF cluster ID
69130584
Library of Congress authority ID
n85183879
GND ID
124321208
ACMI ID
creators/77600
AllMovie person ID
p20865
Allcinema person ID
1957
AlloCiné person ID
6850
American Film Institute person ID
11207
American National Biography ID
1802352
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/76585
BFI Films, TV and people ID
4ce2b9ef6c9ef
Show all 84 identifiers +72
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14039966x
CANTIC ID
981058514905506706
CONOR.SI ID
56587619
Ciné-Ressources person ID
8436
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
19523
Danish National Filmography person ID
7101
De Agostini ID
Dwan,+Allan
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124321208
Elonet person ID
131574
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
116754
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Allan-Dwan
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
allan-dwan
FAST ID
230045
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_124321208
Fandango person ID
183804
Film.ru person ID
allen-duon
Filmportal ID
a4f817fe59c84142924bffaa99636f06
Filmweb.pl person ID
56790
Find a Grave memorial ID
5278
Freebase ID
/m/0h34
George Eastman Museum people ID
122196
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
allan-dwan
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0023315
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Allan_Dwan
Harper's tag
allan-dwan
IMDb ID
nm0245385
ISzDb person ID
73516
IdRef ID
068706200
Ivi person ID
allan-duon
KINENOTE person ID
2102
Kinobox person ID
41565
Kinopoisk person ID
201355
LdiF person ID
3504
MYmovies person ID
46553
Movie Walker Press person ID
1882
MovieMeter person ID
93905
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
31875
NE.se ID
allan-dwan
NL CR AUT ID
ola2002161240
NLA Trove people ID
938041
NUKAT ID
n2006001251
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007446211805171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201105140
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810602026205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1108082
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
185614094
Notable Names Database ID
413/000041290
Obálky knih ID
ola2002161240
Open Library ID
OL7529341A
Open Media Database person ID
150456
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095737177
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
15575
PORT person ID
136201
Prabook ID
1718986
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
56863
Related category
Category:Films directed by Allan Dwan
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/allan_dwan
SBN author ID
RAVV091240
SNAC ARK ID
w62b9h66
Scope.dk person ID
46129
Swedish Film Database person ID
135436
TCM Movie Database person ID
55006
TMDB person ID
93905
TV.com ID
people/allan-dwan
Treccani ID
allan-dwan
Union List of Artist Names ID
500471403
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058514905506706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1355101
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgMBhdM63RWQyPjh8GCQq
Yale LUX ID
person/ced14846-dc31-40e9-92d8-7965d36e3435
Yle topic ID
18-165882
ČSFD person ID
6144

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 139
Robin Hood, Sands of Iwo Jima, Heidi, American Madness, Suez, The Iron Mask, A Modern Musketeer, Bound in Morocco +131 more
← Producer 31
Argentine Love, Panthea, A Society Scandal, Sahara, A Broken Doll, A Perfect Crime, Her Love Story, Northwest Outpost +23 more
Films written 24
Robin Hood, Richelieu, Panthea, Damon and Pythias, Fifty-Fifty, The Habit of Happiness, The Pretty Sister of Jose, Wildflower +16 more
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, film producer, director
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Canada
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Educated at 1
University of Notre Dame
Given name 1
Allan
Has works in the collection 1
Museum of Modern Art
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Toronto
Place of burial 1
San Fernando Mission Cemetery
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Allan Dwan
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Pauline Bush
Spouses 1
Pauline Bush
Work location 1
United States
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Allan Dwan
← Creator 1
The Iron Mask
← Different from 1
Alan Ladd
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Summary

Allan Dwan was born on April 3, 1885[1], in Toronto[2]. He died on December 28, 1981[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], screenwriter[7], director[8], and actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Allan Dwan born?

Allan Dwan was born in Toronto[2].

Where did Allan Dwan die?

Allan Dwan died in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Allan Dwan married to?

Allan Dwan's spouses include Pauline Bush[12].

What did Allan Dwan do for work?

Allan Dwan worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], screenwriter[7], director[8], and actor[9].

Where did Allan Dwan go to school?

Allan Dwan was educated at University of Notre Dame[15].

What awards did Allan Dwan receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[16].

Related Entities

Alan Ladd Canada Los Angeles Museum of Modern Art Toronto United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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