FILM DIRECTOR

Ben Sharpsteen

1895 - 1980

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Benjamin Sharpsteen (November 4, 1895 – December 20, 1980) was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980. Sharpsteen created a museum documenting the history of California's first millionaire, Sam Brannan, and the history of the Upper Napa Valley as well as more on Sharpsteen's life and work at the Sharpsteen Museum located in Calistoga, California. He died in Napa County, California. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Sharpsteen is the 1,003rd most popular film director (down from 946th in 2019), the 7,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,040th in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 1,003 out of 2,041. Before him are Rodrigo García, Xie Jin, Ágnes Hranitzky, Eugeniusz Bodo, Yasushi Akimoto, and Gareth Evans. After him are Sion Sono, Antonio Pietrangeli, Nanni Loy, Candida Royalle, Michael Hoffman, and Alexander Mackendrick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 225. Before him are Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Louis Calhern, Henry Gunther, Luigi Cevenini, Jan Burgers, and Andreo Cseh. After him are Ion Barbu, Béla Illés, André Gaboriaud, Jack Northrop, Ali Mansur, and Olga Spessivtseva. Among people deceased in 1980, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 214. Before him are Louis Daquin, Graham Sutherland, Carlo Annovazzi, Keijo Liinamaa, Peppino De Filippo, and Vicente de la Mata. After him are José Muguerza, Christian Møller, Sherm Clark, Mikhail Lavrentyev, Fumio Gotō, and Rudolf Bürger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 7,118 out of 20,380. Before him are Karen Wetterhahn (1948), Dick Savitt (1927), Leila Hyams (1905), David Gale (1921), Charles W. Misner (1932), and Gram Parsons (1946). After him are David Belasco (1853), Sheila E. (1957), Jello Biafra (1958), Ron Asheton (1948), Joe Montana (1956), and Branscombe Richmond (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 251. Before him are William Castle (1914), Gregg Toland (1904), Shane Black (1961), Randal Kleiser (1946), Matt Reeves (1966), and Irwin Allen (1916). After him are Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), John Berry (1917), Melville Shavelson (1917), and Spike Jonze (1969).

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