Birth Name: Delbert Martin Mann Jr.
Date of Birth: January 30, 1920
Place of Birth: Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Date of Death: November 11, 2007
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: English, German, Swiss-German, some Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
Delbert Mann was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Marty (1955).
Delbert was the son of Ora and Delbert Mann. He was married to Ann Gillespie, until her death. The couple had four children.
Delbert’s paternal grandfather was Levi Martin Mann (the son of Levi Mann and Catherine Ritter). Delbert’s grandfather Levi was born in Indiana. Delbert’s great-grandfather Levi was born in Ohio, the son of James A. Mann and Sarah Magness. Catherine was born in Indiana, the daughter of Jacob Ritter and Sarah Witter.
Delbert’s paternal grandmother was Millicent Irene Lyon (the daughter of Melvin Joshua Lyon and Nancy Jane Case). Millicent was born in Michigan. Melvin was born in Michigan, the son of Joshua Brown Lyon and Elizabeth Wilcox. Nancy was born in New York, the daughter of William Henry Case and Sibbyl Hullet Howe.
Delbert’s maternal grandfather was James Finley Patton (the son of Francis Patton and Amanda Ann Taylor). James was born in Tennessee. Amanda was the daughter of Hughes Owen Taylor and Elizabeth Cannon Kennon.
Delbert’s maternal grandmother was Sarah Caroline Ferguson (the daughter of John C. Ferguson and Elizabeth Catherine Cunningham). Sarah was born in Tennessee. John was the son of Robert Ferguson and Ruth Eddington. Elizabeth was the daughter of Robert Cunningham and Rutha Bailey.
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Delbert Mann on the 1930 census
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Birth record of Delbert’s father
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Death record of Delbert’s mother
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