Nov 12
Delbert Mann Dies
Posted by Slobokan @ 15:05 · 59 words · print
Delbert Mann, who directed Paddy Chayefsky's classic teleplays "Marty" and "The Bachelor Party" and then transformed them into big-screen triumphs, has died. He was 87.
Mann died of pneumonia Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his son Fred Mann said Monday.
Mann's 1955 feature version of "Marty" won four Oscars, including for best picture and director.
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