FILM DIRECTOR

Anthony Asquith

1902 - 1968

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Anthony Asquith (; 9 November 1902 – 20 February 1968) was an English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945) and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Asquith is the 662nd most popular film director (down from 567th in 2019), the 2,733rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,129th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Anthony Asquith ranks 662 out of 2,041. Before him are Daniel Schmid, Michel Deville, Robert Z. Leonard, Nancy Meyers, John Farrow, and Michel Hazanavicius. After him are Ulrich Seidl, John Madden, Stephen Hopkins, Sally Potter, Claude Miller, and Steven Zaillian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Anthony Asquith ranks 168. Before him are Henri Saint Cyr, Dutch Schultz, Erwin Rösener, Valerian Zorin, Viliam Široký, and Ferenc Hirzer. After him are Vissarion Shebalin, Andrés Mazali, Miriam Hopkins, Ryu Gwansun, José Miró Cardona, and Sergei Khudyakov. Among people deceased in 1968, Anthony Asquith ranks 115. Before him are Gunnar Ekelöf, Armando Castellazzi, Lina Stern, Ludowika Jakobsson, Jeanne Demessieux, and Robert Z. Leonard. After him are Ellen Gleditsch, Mae Marsh, Harry Stenqvist, R. Norris Williams, Ugo Frigerio, and Fay Bainter.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Asquith ranks 2,734 out of 8,785. Before him are Trevor Horn (1949), Richard Johnson (1927), Adrian Boult (1889), Edwin Flack (1873), Brian Houghton Hodgson (1800), and Ian McDonald (1946). After him are James Challis (1803), Ray Cooney (1932), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Alan Rees (1938), Mick Jones (1945), and Kit Harington (1986).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Asquith ranks 49. Before him are Derek Jarman (1942), Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), Ken Annakin (1914), John Badham (1939), and Lewis Gilbert (1920). After him are John Madden (1949), Sally Potter (1949), James Whale (1889), Andrew Birkin (1945), John Glen (1932), and Terence Fisher (1904).

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