Motion Picture Director. He is remembered as an American film director, producing films in noir and Westerns genres, mainly in the mid-20th century. After finishing high school in 1925, he traveled to New York City joining an Off-Broadway troupe as stage manager and actor, directing for the stage in the early 1930s. From 1936 to 1938 he was a director for the WPA Federal Theatre Project. In 1938 he left Broadway for David O. Selznick's company as a casting director and supervisor of screen tests, then moving to Paramount Studios as assistant director. Born Emil Anton Bundsmann, he was known from 1942 as Anthony Mann. He began directing low-budget films for RKO and Republic film studios. His first great success, the Western "Winchester 73" came in 1950, establishing him as one of the top Western directors with a keen eye for spectacular outdoor cinematography and a sense for the visual expression of inner conflicts. The movie also started a long relationship with fellow actor James Stewart, collaborating on eight films in the next 5 years, among them masterpieces like "Bend of the River" in 1952, "The Naked Spur" in 1953, "The Far Country" and "The Glenn Miller Story" both in 1954 and "The Man from Laramie" in 1955. Settling down in London in the early 60's, he switched to huge budget spectacles like "El Cid" in 1961 and "The Fall of the Roman Empire" in 1964. Credits also include "Dr. Broadway" in 1942, the film noir "T-Men" in 1947, "The Furies" in 1950, "The Tin Star" in 1957, "Man of the West" in 1958, starring Gary Cooper and "Cimarron" in 1960. He was married to Spanish movie star Sarita Montiel from 1957 to 1963. Mann died from a heart attack during production of "A Dandy in Aspic" in 1967; the film was completed by its star Laurence Harvey. His body was flown to London for cremation.
Motion Picture Director. He is remembered as an American film director, producing films in noir and Westerns genres, mainly in the mid-20th century. After finishing high school in 1925, he traveled to New York City joining an Off-Broadway troupe as stage manager and actor, directing for the stage in the early 1930s. From 1936 to 1938 he was a director for the WPA Federal Theatre Project. In 1938 he left Broadway for David O. Selznick's company as a casting director and supervisor of screen tests, then moving to Paramount Studios as assistant director. Born Emil Anton Bundsmann, he was known from 1942 as Anthony Mann. He began directing low-budget films for RKO and Republic film studios. His first great success, the Western "Winchester 73" came in 1950, establishing him as one of the top Western directors with a keen eye for spectacular outdoor cinematography and a sense for the visual expression of inner conflicts. The movie also started a long relationship with fellow actor James Stewart, collaborating on eight films in the next 5 years, among them masterpieces like "Bend of the River" in 1952, "The Naked Spur" in 1953, "The Far Country" and "The Glenn Miller Story" both in 1954 and "The Man from Laramie" in 1955. Settling down in London in the early 60's, he switched to huge budget spectacles like "El Cid" in 1961 and "The Fall of the Roman Empire" in 1964. Credits also include "Dr. Broadway" in 1942, the film noir "T-Men" in 1947, "The Furies" in 1950, "The Tin Star" in 1957, "Man of the West" in 1958, starring Gary Cooper and "Cimarron" in 1960. He was married to Spanish movie star Sarita Montiel from 1957 to 1963. Mann died from a heart attack during production of "A Dandy in Aspic" in 1967; the film was completed by its star Laurence Harvey. His body was flown to London for cremation.
Bio by: Fritz Tauber
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