Question: Who was born first of Anthony Mann and E. Elias Merhige?
Context: Anthony Mann (June 30, 1906 – April 29, 1967) was an American actor and film director, most notably of films noir and Westerns.  As a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer John Alton and with actor James Stewart in his Westerns. Bend of the River is a 1952 American Technicolor Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Arthur Kennedy, Julie Adams, and Rock Hudson.  Based on the 1950 novel "Bend of the Snake" by Bill Gulick, the film is about a tough cowboy who risks his life to deliver confiscated supplies to homesteaders after gold is discovered in the region.  "Bend of the River" was filmed on location in Sandy River, Mount Hood and Timberline, Oregon.  This is the second Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. Din of Celestial Birds is a 2006 American experimental short film written, produced and directed by E. Elias Merhige in cooperation with the Q6 production group, a collective of philosophers and artists. The Far Country is a 1954 American Technicolor Western romance film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Walter Brennan and Corinne Calvet.  Written by Borden Chase, the film is about a self-minded adventurer who locks horns with an evil, crooked judge while driving cattle to Dawson.  It is one of the few Westerns, along with "The Spoilers" and "North to Alaska", to be set (not filmed) in Alaska.  This is the fourth Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafiction horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige, written by Steven Katz, and starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe.  The film is a fictionalised account of the making of the classic vampire film "Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens", directed by F. W. Murnau, in which the film crew begin to have disturbing suspicions about their lead actor. Edmund Elias Merhige, known as E. Elias Merhige (born June 14, 1964), is an American film director born in Brooklyn. The Naked Spur is a 1953 Technicolor American Western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Janet Leigh, and Robert Ryan.  Written by Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom, the film is about a bounty hunter who tries to bring a murderer to justice, and is forced to accept the help of two strangers who are less than trustworthy.  The original music score was composed by Bronislau Kaper and the cinematography was by William C. Mellor.  "The Naked Spur" was filmed on location in Durango and the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, and Lone Pine, California.  The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay—a rare honor for a Western.  This is the third Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart. Suspect Zero is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, and Carrie-Anne Moss.  The film, which was produced by Tom Cruise's co-owned company Cruise/Wagner Productions, was directed by E. Elias Merhige.  It was a box office bomb failing to earn half of its estimated $27 million production costs at the box office. Begotten is a 1990 American experimental dark fantasy horror film written, produced, edited and directed by E. Elias Merhige.  It narrates the story of Genesis while re-imagining it. Winchester '73 is a 1950 American Western film directed by Anthony Mann starring James Stewart, Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea and Stephen McNally.  Written by Borden Chase and Robert L. Richards, the film is about the journey of a prized rifle from one ill-fated owner to another and a cowboy's search for a murderous fugitive.  The movie features early film performances by Rock Hudson as an American Indian, Tony Curtis, and James Best.  The film received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Written American Western.  This is the first Western film collaboration between Anthony Mann and James Stewart.  It was filmed in black and white.
Answer: Anthony Mann