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Edward Dmytryk Biography (1908-1999)

Born September 4, 1908, in Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada; died of heart and kidney failure, July 1, 1999, in Encino, CA; married second wife, JeanPorter (an actress); children: (first marriage) Michael; (second marriage) Rebecca, Victoria. Career: Director, editor, producer, and screenwriter. Film editor, 1930-40; taught film at the University of Southern California;previously worked as a newspaper seller and messenger at Paramount studios.Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best director, 1947, Edgar Allan Poe Award (with others), best movie, 1948, both for Crossfire; Golden Seashell Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 1965, for Mirage..

Nationality

American, Canadian

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, editor, producer, screenwriter

Birth Details

September 4, 1908

Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada

Death Details

July 1, 1999

Encino, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director, Except Where Indicated
• The Hawk(also known as Trail of the Hawk), 1935
• Television Spy,1939
• (Uncredited) Million Dollar Legs,1939
• Golden Gloves,1939
• Mystery Sea Raider,1940
• Emergency Squad,1940
• Her First Romance(also known as The Right Man), 1940
• Under Age,1941
• Sweetheart of the Campus,1941
• Secrets of the Lone Wolf,1941
• The Devil Commands(also known as The Devil Said No and When the Devil Commands), 1941
• Confessions of Boston Blackie,1941
• The Blonde from Singapore,1941
• Seven Miles from Alcatraz,1942
• Hitler's Children,1942
• Counter-Espionage,1942
• Tender Comrade,1943
• The Falcon Strikes Back,1943
• Captive Wild Woman,1943
• Behind the Rising Sun,1943
• Murder, My Sweet(also known as Farewell My Lovely), 1944
• Cornered,1945
• Back to Bataan(also known as The Invisible Army), 1945
• Till the End of Time,1946
• So Well Remembered,1947
• Crossfire,1947
• Give Us This Day(also known as Christ in Concrete, Saltand the Devil, and Salt to the Devil), 1949
• The Hidden Room(also known as Obsession), 1949
• The Sniper,1952
• Eight Iron Men,1952
• Mutiny,1952
• The Juggler, Columbia, 1953
• The Caine Mutiny, Columbia, 1954
• Broken Lance, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954
• The Left Hand of God, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
• The End of the Affair, Columbia, 1955
• Soldier of Fortune, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1955
• And producer, The Mountain, Paramount, 1956
• Raintree County, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
• The Young Lions, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958
• And producer, Warlock, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• The Blue Angel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• And producer, The Reluctant Saint, Davis/Royal, 1962
• Walk on the Wild Side, Columbia, 1962
• The Carpetbaggers, Paramount, 1964
• Where Love Has Gone, Paramount, 1964
• Mirage, Universal, 1965
• Alvarez Kelly, Columbia, 1966
• (English version only) Anzio(also known as The Battle for Anzio), Columbia, 1968
• Shalako, Cinerama, 1968
• Bluebeard, Vulcano, 1972
• He Is My Brother, Magnum Entertainment, 1974
• The Human Factor,1975
• Film Editor
• (Uncredited) The Royal Family of Broadway(also known as TheatreRoyal), 1930
• Only Saps Work,1930
• (Uncredited) Ruggles of Red Gap,1935
• Too Many Parents,1936
• Three Cheers for Love,1936
• Easy to Take,1936
• Turn Off the Moon,1937
• Hold 'Em Navy,1937
• Murder Goes to College,1937
• Prison Farm,1938
• Bulldog Drummond's Peril,1938
• Some Like It Hot(also known as Rhythm Romance), 1939
• Love Affair,1939
• Zaza,1939
• Film Appearances
• Hollywood on Trial, Cornith Films, 1976
• 50 Years of Action!,1986
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Hollywood: The Golden Years, A&E, 1988
• American Cinema, PBS, 1995
• Specials
• Montgomery Clift: His Place in the Sun, Cinemax, 1989
• Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star, Cinemax, 1991
• Marlon Brando: The Wild One, BBC, 1994
• When America Trembled.Murrow/McCarthy, CBS, 1994
• Inside the Dream Factory, TCM, 1995
• Anthony Quinn, A&E, 1998
• Gary Cooper: The Face of a Hero, A&E, 1998
• Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and the American Dream, A&E, 1998
• Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star, A&E, 1998
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Bluebeard, Vulcano, 1972
• Autobiography
• Wrote It's a Hell of Life but Not a Bad Living; Odd Man Out: A Memoir of the Hollywood Ten.
• Other
• Wrote manuals on filmmaking.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Back Stage, July 16, 1999, p. 58.
• National Review, October 27, 1989, p. 42.
• Variety, July 12, 1999, p. 51.*