FILM DIRECTOR

Clifford Odets

1906 - 1963

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Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize–winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withdraw from Broadway's commercial pressures and increasing critical backlash. From January 1935, Odets's socially relevant dramas were extremely influential, particularly for the remainder of the Great Depression. His works inspired the next several generations of playwrights, including Arthur Miller, Paddy Chayefsky, Neil Simon, and David Mamet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Clifford Odets is the 1,370th most popular film director (down from 357th in 2019), the 9,920th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,331st in 2019) and the 369th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Clifford Odets ranks 1,370 out of 2,041. Before him are Aleksandr Alov, Georgy Tovstonogov, Usmar Ismail, Elvira Notari, Peter Hall, and Rafael Gil. After him are Bent Hamer, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Owen Roizman, Marco Tullio Giordana, Benoît Lamy, and Egon Günther.

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Among people born in 1906, Clifford Odets ranks 381. Before him are Paul Creston, Leo Halle, Mary Brian, Dragoslav Mihajlović, Stefan Andres, and Leni Schmidt. After him are Bukka White, Arseny Golovko, Hugh Gaitskell, René Fernández, Raúl Anganuzzi, and G. Ledyard Stebbins. Among people deceased in 1963, Clifford Odets ranks 195. Before him are Tashi Namgyal, Rogers Hornsby, Reinier Beeuwkes, Nils Hellsten, Gjorgji Abadžiev, and Nikolai Aseev. After him are Hugh Gaitskell, Eric Carlberg, Theodore Roethke, Björn Þórðarson, Monte Blue, and Artur Lemba.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Clifford Odets ranks 9,922 out of 20,380. Before him are Craig Bierko (1964), AJ Michalka (1991), Summer Glau (1981), Tracii Guns (1966), Mike Garson (1945), and Winston Churchill (1871). After him are Brian Setzer (1959), Polly Holliday (1937), Gene Ammons (1925), Jonah Falcon (1970), Brian Donlevy (1901), and Daniel Johnston (1961).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Clifford Odets ranks 369. Before him are Noah Baumbach (1969), Chris Buck (1958), Lewis Teague (1938), Charles Reisner (1887), Dudley Nichols (1895), and Adam McKay (1968). After him are Owen Roizman (1936), Laura Poitras (1964), Richard Rush (1929), Joe Roth (1948), Bennett Miller (1966), and Alexander Hall (1894).

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