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Born Emil Anton Bundmann in the Port Loma area of San Diego, he started out as an actor, appearing in plays Off-Broadway in New York City . In 1938 , he moved to Hollywood , where he joined the Selznick Company . He became an assistant director in '' ( 1950 ), '' Bend Of The River '' ( 1952 ), '' The Naked Spur '' ( 1953 ), '' The Far Country '' and '' The Man From Laramie '' (both 1955 ). Mann's other famous Western is '' Man Of The West '' ( 1958 ), starring Gary Cooper . Mann was respected for his acute visual sensitivity toward the American Western landscape, effortlessly blending natural vistas with human drama. Mann's dramas verged on Classical Tragedy , often showing anguished heroes attempting to resolve personal pain and confusion. In the '' ( 1961 ) and '' The Fall Of The Roman Empire '' ( 1964 ), both intelligent and breathtaking examples of the epic form, once more demonstrating Mann's talents for merging drama with landscape and architecture. He died from a heart attack in 1967 in Berlin, Germany while filming the spy thriller '' A Dandy In Aspic ''. The film was completed by its star Laurence Harvey ). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Anthony Mann has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame at 6229 Hollywood Blvd. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY
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