Dyan Cannon

Also Credited As:

Dianne Cannon, Samille Diane Friesen, Diane
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Biography

In 1976, Dyan Cannon directed, wrote, produced, edited and scored the AFI-sponsored, Oscar-nominated live-action short, "Number One", about children's natural curiosity about their bodies and the adult values that stifle them. She made her feature directing and writing debut with the semi-autobiographical, "The End of Innocence" (1990).

Cannon was raised in Seattle, the daughter of a Baptist insurance broker and a Jewish homemaker. She began …

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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

January 4, 1937

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