Dwan helped launch the career of two other successful Hollywood directors, Victor Fleming, who went on to direct The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind, and Marshall Neilan, who became an actor, director, writer and producer.
dwˈæn hˈɛlpt lˈɑːntʃ ðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv tˈuː ˈʌðɚ səksˈɛsfəl hˈɑːliwˌʊd dᵻɹˈɛktɚz, vˈɪktɚ flˈɛmɪŋ, hˌuː wɛnt ˌɔn tə dᵻɹˈɛkt ðə wˈɪzɚd ʌv ˈɑːz ænd ɡɔn wɪððə wˈɪnd, ænd mˈɑːɹʃəl nˈiːlæn, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ˈæktɚ, dᵻɹˈɛktɚ, ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ænd pɹədˈuːsɚ.