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Delbert Mann

Delbert Mann, American director and producer (died 2007)

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Born
January 30, 1920
Died
November 11, 2007
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1920

About Delbert Mann

Delbert Martin Mann Jr. was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. Mann was credited to have "helped bring TV techniques to the film world." In 1949, at Coe's invitation, Mann joined him in New York, where he became a stage manager and assistant director at NBC.

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Career and life highlights

Delbert Mann timeline

  1. In 1949, at Coe's invitation, Mann joined him in New York, where he became a stage manager and assistant director at NBC.
  2. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay which he had also directed.
  3. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award.

The world when Delbert Mann was born

Delbert Mann was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Delbert Mann's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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