FILM DIRECTOR

Adrian Lyne

1941 - Today

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Adrian Lyne (born 4 March 1941) is an English film director. Lyne is known for sexually charged narratives that explore conflicting passions, the power of seduction, moral ambiguity, betrayal, and the indelibility of infidelity. In the mid 1970s, he directed television commercials for DIM Lingerie (France), but Lyne's career in feature length films began in 1980 with Foxes, and would later direct Flashdance, 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal, Lolita, and Unfaithful. Lyne received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director for Fatal Attraction. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Adrian Lyne is the 318th most popular film director (down from 281st in 2019), the 1,497th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,137th in 2019) and the 20th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Adrian Lyne ranks 318 out of 2,041. Before him are Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, François Ozon, Yuen Woo-ping, Jeannot Szwarc, and Edward Dmytryk. After him are Billy Hayes, Adolph Zukor, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Krzysztof Zanussi, Germaine Dulac, and George Roy Hill.

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Among people born in 1941, Adrian Lyne ranks 152. Before him are David Hemmings, Robert Wilson, Abdiqasim Salad, Renato Corsetti, Otto Sander, and Kyu Sakamoto. After him are Luis Alberto Lacalle, Christopher Jones, Beau Bridges, Ole Nydahl, Nangolo Mbumba, and Federico Faggin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Adrian Lyne ranks 1,497 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Pelham (1694), Gareth Bale (1989), Patrick Head (1946), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), and Ryan Giggs (1973). After him are Patrick Macnee (1922), John Hawkwood (1320), Dave Finlay (1958), Norman Lockyer (1836), William Russell (1924), and Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Adrian Lyne ranks 20. Before him are Tony Richardson (1928), Frank Lloyd (1886), Mike Newell (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Schlesinger (1926), and David Hamilton (1933). After him are Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), Steve McQueen (1969), George Albert Smith (1864), Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), and Robert Stevenson (1905).

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