 During his film career in South India, Dungan directed the debut films of several popular Tamil film actors, such as M. G. Ramachandran in "Sathi Leelavathi", T. S. Balaiya and N. S. Krishnan.An Irish-American, Dungan was born in Barton, Ohio, USA on May 11, 1909.He attended St. Clairsville High School in St. Clairsville, where he played quarterback on the school football team.