  anthony mann (june 30, 1906 â april 29, 1967) was an american actor and film director,sadoul, p.167 most notably of films noirs and westerns. as a director, he often collaborated with the cinematographer john alton and with actor james stewart in his westerns. ==life and career== mann was born in san diego, california.http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/12/18/man1-d18.html his father, an academic, was from an austrian catholic family, and his mother was from bavaria in germany. mann started out as an actor, appearing in plays off-broadway in new york city. in 1938, he moved to hollywood, where he joined the selznick international pictures. he was married to the actress sara montiel. mann became an assistant director by the 1940s, assisting preston sturges on the film sullivan's travels,spoto, donald. madcap: the life of preston sturges. p. 171. isbn 0-316-80726-5 and subsequently directing low-budget assignments for rko and republic pictures. in 1964 he was head of the jury at the 14th berlin international film festival. in 1967, mann died from a heart attack in berlin, germany while filming the spy thriller a dandy in aspic. the film was completed by the film's star, laurence harvey. for his contribution to the motion picture industry, anthony mann has a star on the hollywood walk of fame at 6229 hollywood blvd. ==filmography== mann first made his name as director of several films noir. early films which made mann a name in hollywood include: * t-men (1947) * raw deal (1948) * border incident (1949) * side street (1950) however, mann is probably best remembered today for his work in the western genreâparticularly for five film collaborations with [[james stew
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