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Daniel Taradash(1913-2003)

  • Writer
  • Director
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Daniel Taradash in The 43rd Annual Academy Awards (1971)
Daniel Taradash was born on 29 January 1913 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He was a writer and director, known for From Here to Eternity (1953), Picnic (1955) and Storm Center (1956). He was married to Madeleine Forbes. He died on 22 February 2003 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 29, 1913
DiedFebruary 22, 2003(90)
BornJanuary 29, 1913
DiedFebruary 22, 2003(90)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity
7.6
  • Writer
  • 1953
Picnic (1955)
Picnic
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1955
Storm Center (1956)
Storm Center
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1956
Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
Don't Bother to Knock
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1952

Credits

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  • Kathryn Harrold and Kevin O'Connor in Bogie (1980)
    Bogie
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1980
  • Natalie Wood and William Devane in From Here to Eternity (1979)
    From Here to Eternity
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer (1953 screenplay)
    • 1979
  • Marie-France Pisier in The Other Side of Midnight (1977)
    The Other Side of Midnight
    6.0
    • screenplay by
    • 1977
  • Doctors' Wives (1971)
    Doctors' Wives
    4.7
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Burt Lancaster in Castle Keep (1969)
    Castle Keep
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)
    The 40th Annual Academy Awards
    6.6
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1968
  • Hawaii (1966)
    Hawaii
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1966
  • William Holden, Richard Widmark, Janice Rule, and Victoria Shaw in Alvarez Kelly (1966)
    Alvarez Kelly
    6.3
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, and Janet Margolin in Morituri (1965)
    Morituri
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • 1965
  • James Stewart, Jack Lemmon, Kim Novak, Elsa Lanchester, Hermione Gingold, Ernie Kovacs, and Janice Rule in Bell Book and Candle (1958)
    Bell Book and Candle
    6.8
    • screenplay
    • 1958
  • Storm Center (1956)
    Storm Center
    6.6
    • story and screenplay
    • 1956
  • Picnic (1955)
    Picnic
    7.0
    • screen play by
    • 1955
  • Marlon Brando and Jean Simmons in Désirée (1954)
    Désirée
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1954
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)
    From Here to Eternity
    7.6
    • screen play
    • 1953
  • Marilyn Monroe and Richard Widmark in Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
    Don't Bother to Knock
    6.9
    • screen play by
    • 1952

Director



  • Storm Center (1956)
    Storm Center
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Daniel Tradash
  • Born
    • January 29, 1913
    • Louisville, Kentucky, USA
  • Died
    • February 22, 2003
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Madeleine ForbesNovember 29, 1944 - February 22, 2003 (his death, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    It was Daniel Taradash, then president of AMPAS, who introduced Charles Chaplin at the 44th Annual Academy Awards in 1972 and presented him with the honorary Oscar, which resulted in the longest standing ovation in Academy Award history.
  • Quotes
    I learned more about screenwriting from Fritz Lang than from anyone.

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