Daniel Mann

For the American legal scholar, see Daniel Mann (lawyer).
Daniel Mann
Born
Daniel Chugerman

(1912-08-08)August 8, 1912
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1991(1991-11-21) (aged 79)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Spouse(s)Mary Kathleen Williams (1948[1] -?; divorced)
Sherry Presnell (1971-?; divorced)
Children3

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.

He was nominated for several accolades, including two Palme d'Or, three Directors Guild of America Awards and a Golden Bear.

Biography

Mann was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Helen and Samuel Chugerman, a lawyer.[1] He was a stage actor since childhood and attended Erasmus Hall High School, New York's Professional Children's School and the Neighborhood Playhouse.[2] 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.[3] Erica Mann Ramis is the widow of director Harold Ramis.[4][5]

Filmography as director

Select theatre credits

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Daniel Mann Biography (1912-1991)".
  2. ^ Honan, William H. (1991-11-23). "Daniel Mann, 79, the Director Of Successful Plays and Films". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-23. Mr. Mann was born in Brooklyn, the youngest of five children of a lawyer named Samuel Chugermann. He attended Erasmus Hall High School, but quit after an argument with a physics teacher and completed his education at the Children's Professional School.
  3. ^ "Catherine Mann Obituary (2006) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  4. ^ Caro, Mark. "Harold Ramis, Chicago actor, writer and director, dead at 69". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "Daniel Mann, 79, the Director Of Successful Plays and Films". The New York Times. November 23, 1991.