Daniel Taradash(1913-2003)

Writer
Director

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.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

From Here to Eternity

7.6

Writer

1953

Picnic

7.0

Writer

1955

Storm Center

6.6

Writer

1956

Bell Book and Candle

6.8

Writer

1958

Credits

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Writer

Bogie
5.0
TV Movie
- teleplay
- 1980
From Here to Eternity
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Writer (1953 screenplay)
- 1979
The Other Side of Midnight
6.0
- screenplay by
- 1977
Doctors' Wives
4.7
- screenplay
- 1971
Castle Keep
6.1
- screenplay
- 1969
The 40th Annual Academy Awards
6.4
TV Special
- Writer
- 1968
Hawaii
6.5
- screenplay
- 1966
Alvarez Kelly
6.3
- Writer (uncredited)
- 1966
Morituri
7.0
- screenplay
- 1965
Bell Book and Candle
6.8
- screenplay
- 1958
Storm Center
6.6
- story and screenplay
- 1956
Picnic
7.0
- screen play by
- 1955
Désirée
6.3
- screenplay
- 1954
From Here to Eternity
7.6
- screen play
- 1953
Don't Bother to Knock
6.9
- screen play by
- 1952

Director

Personal details

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
- 2 Articles

Did you know

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.