FILM DIRECTOR

Bryan Forbes

1926 - 2013

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Bryan Forbes CBE (; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry". Forbes directed the film The Stepford Wives (1975) and wrote and/or directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and King Rat (1965). He also scripted several films directed by others, such as The League of Gentlemen (1960), The Angry Silence (1960) and Only Two Can Play (1962). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bryan Forbes is the 1,451st most popular film director (up from 1,570th in 2019), the 5,166th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,426th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bryan Forbes ranks 1,451 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Kahn, Catherine Corsini, Sally Menke, Peter Zadek, Niels Arden Oplev, and Lee Garmes. After him are Mike Hodges, Chloé Zhao, Alan Taylor, Josef Fares, Robert Schwentke, and Joseph Kosinski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bryan Forbes ranks 479. Before him are Don Gordon, W. Michael Blumenthal, Peter Zadek, Paolo Magnani, Dorothy E. Smith, and George Ariyoshi. After him are Randy Weston, Anatoly Logunov, Patrice Wymore, Tim LaHaye, Lionel Jeffries, and Desmond Connell. Among people deceased in 2013, Bryan Forbes ranks 438. Before him are Antonio Jasso, Valdis Muižnieks, Kauko Hänninen, Elías Querejeta, Gene Mako, and Simon Pimenta. After him are James Herbert, Hugh Huxley, Annette Funicello, Aisha Rateb, Phạm Duy, and Peter Geach.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bryan Forbes ranks 5,168 out of 8,785. Before him are Dorothy E. Smith (1926), Raymond Briggs (1934), John Garstang (1876), Howard Kendall (1946), Justin Hayward (1946), and Peter Cook (1936). After him are William Bell Scott (1811), Mike Hodges (1932), Dan Crenshaw (1984), Tom Bridger (1934), Simone Ashley (1995), and Samuel Plimsoll (1824).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Bryan Forbes ranks 106. Before him are Irving Rapper (1898), Douglas Slocombe (1913), Peter Hall (1930), Chris Menges (1940), Michael Winterbottom (1961), and Jonathan Lynn (1943). After him are Mike Hodges (1932), Terence Davies (1945), A. Edward Sutherland (1895), Richard Eyre (1943), Adrian Biddle (1952), and Stuart Baird (1947).

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