Background
Taradash, Daniel Irwin was born on January 29, 1913 in Louisville. Son of William Taradash and Elizabeth Sylvia Bornstein.
Taradash, Daniel Irwin was born on January 29, 1913 in Louisville. Son of William Taradash and Elizabeth Sylvia Bornstein.
AB, Harvard University, 1933. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1936.
Trustee American Film Institute, 1967-1969, The Humanitas Prize, since 1979. Panelist National Endowment for the Arts, 1975-1985. Served with United States Army, 1941-1946.
Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (board governors 1964-1974, 1990-1993, vice president 1968-1970, president 1970-1973. Academy award 1953), Writers Guild of America-West (president 1977-1979. Valentine Davies award 1971, Morgan Cox award 1988, Edmund H. North award 1991, Laurel award for Lifetime Screenwriting Achievement 1996), The Dramatists Guild, Delta Kappa Alpha.
Married Madeleine Forbes. Children: Jan Elizabeth, Meg, William Brian.