Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; 3 April 1885 – 28 December 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. ==Early life== Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was the younger son of commercial traveler of woolen clothing Joseph Michael Dwan (1857–1917) and his wife Mary Jane Dwan, née Hunt.
The family moved to the United States when he was seven years old on 4 December 1892 by ferry from Windsor to Detroit, according to his naturalization petition of August 1939.
Soon, a number of movie companies worked there year-round, and in 1911, Dwan began working part-time in Hollywood.
While still in New York, in 1917 he was the founding president of the East Coast chapter of the Motion Picture Directors Association. ==Career== Dwan operated Flying A Studios in La Mesa, California from August 1911 to July 1912.
While still in New York, in 1917 he was the founding president of the East Coast chapter of the Motion Picture Directors Association. ==Career== Dwan operated Flying A Studios in La Mesa, California from August 1911 to July 1912.
While still in New York, in 1917 he was the founding president of the East Coast chapter of the Motion Picture Directors Association. ==Career== Dwan operated Flying A Studios in La Mesa, California from August 1911 to July 1912.
On 12 August 2011, a plaque was unveiled on the Wolff building at Third Avenue and La Mesa Boulevard commemorating Dwan and the Flying A Studios origins in La Mesa, California. After making a series of westerns and comedies, Dwan directed fellow Canadian-American Mary Pickford in several very successful movies as well as her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, notably in the acclaimed 1922 Robin Hood.
The family moved to the United States when he was seven years old on 4 December 1892 by ferry from Windsor to Detroit, according to his naturalization petition of August 1939.
Over a long career spanning almost 50 years, Dwan directed 125 motion pictures, some of which were highly acclaimed, such as the 1949 box office hit, Sands of Iwo Jima.
Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; 3 April 1885 – 28 December 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. ==Early life== Born Joseph Aloysius Dwan in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dwan, was the younger son of commercial traveler of woolen clothing Joseph Michael Dwan (1857–1917) and his wife Mary Jane Dwan, née Hunt.
On 12 August 2011, a plaque was unveiled on the Wolff building at Third Avenue and La Mesa Boulevard commemorating Dwan and the Flying A Studios origins in La Mesa, California. After making a series of westerns and comedies, Dwan directed fellow Canadian-American Mary Pickford in several very successful movies as well as her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, notably in the acclaimed 1922 Robin Hood.
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