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Ellis Roderick Dungan (May 11, 1909 – December 1, 2001) was an American film director, who was well known for working in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil cinema, from 1936 to 1950. He was an alumnus of the University of Southern California and moved to India in 1935.
Dec 25, 2013 · A look at the life and work of American filmmaker Ellis R. Dungan, who had a significant impact on the development of Tamil cinema in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Sep 6, 2014 · The astonishing journey of Ellis R Dungan, who directed MGR in his first film and MS Subbulakshmi’s two most famous movies.
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Feb 6, 2014 · The documentary’s director, Karan Bali, said Ellis R. Dungan, who made movies in the southern state of Tamil Nadu during the 1930s and 1940, introduced innovative techniques to the fledgling...
Ellis Dungan was born on 28 April 1908 in Ohio, USA. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Meera (1949), The Jungle (1952) and Shakuntala (1940). He died on 1 December 2001 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA.
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- April 28, 1908
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- December 1, 2001
Sep 16, 2016 · Ellis R Dungan directing Meera (1945). Courtesy West Virginia State Archives, USA. Though Dungan had cut down on his feature film work during World War II and signed up as the official...
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Dec 1, 2001 · Ellis R. Dungan was an American film director who has given contributions to Indian cinema in the 1930s and 1940s. He has directed many Indian films, predominantly in Tamil language.
