Morton DaCosta
American actor, writer and director (1914–1989)
1.13body-of-work score · ranked #789 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 7, 1914 · Philadelphia
- Died
- January 26, 1989 · Redding
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- film director, film producer, librettist, stage actor
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1962 · United States · musical, comedy, romance
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1962 · National Film Registry (inducted 2005)
0.682 citations - 20.451 citation
Complete filmography
All 3 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1958Auntie Mame
- 1962The Music Man
- 1963Island of Love