FILM DIRECTOR

David Hand

1900 - 1986

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David Dodd Hand (January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986) was an American animator and animation filmmaker known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. He worked on numerous Disney shorts during the 1930s and eventually became supervising director on the animated features Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Hand is the 1,163rd most popular film director (up from 1,208th in 2019), the 8,242nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,969th in 2019) and the 305th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Hand ranks 1,163 out of 2,041. Before him are Sergei Solovyov, Lone Scherfig, Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Eldar Shengelaia, José Luis Garci, and Marion Hänsel. After him are Maurice Cloche, Steve Kloves, Dominic Sena, Břetislav Pojar, Abraham Polonsky, and Rebecca Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, David Hand ranks 259. Before him are István Fekete, Carlos Raúl Villanueva, John C. Slater, Alfredo Dinale, Zoltán Lajos Bay, and Eino Purje. After him are Ernie Pyle, Achille Souchard, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Alfredo Porzio, Anni Holdmann, and Lajos Keresztes. Among people deceased in 1986, David Hand ranks 227. Before him are Vladimir I. Georgiev, Gedeon Barcza, Lya Lys, Joyce Mansour, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, and Olaf Hoffsbakken. After him are Robert A. Lovett, Tommy Douglas, Richard Manuel, Susan Cabot, Felipe Rosas, and Yoshiyuki Tsuruta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Hand ranks 8,244 out of 20,380. Before him are Andra Day (1984), Jack Dorsey (1976), Richard Posner (1939), Anjanette Comer (1939), Mary L. Good (1931), and Slim Harpo (1924). After him are Ernie Pyle (1900), Ty Burrell (1967), Kenyon Cox (1856), Scott Caan (1976), Joshua Bassett (2000), and Sandra Bernhard (1955).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Hand ranks 305. Before him are Zalman King (1941), Chris Renaud (1966), John Musker (1953), David Ayer (1968), Pete Docter (1968), and Bill Condon (1955). After him are Steve Kloves (1960), Dominic Sena (1949), Abraham Polonsky (1910), Rebecca Miller (1962), Sidney Franklin (1893), and Carl Foreman (1914).

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