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Don Siegel

1912 - 1991

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Donald Siegel ( SEE-gəl; October 26, 1912 – April 20, 1991) was an American film director and producer. Siegel was described by The New York Times as "a director of tough, cynical and forthright action-adventure films whose taut plots centered on individualistic loners". He directed the science-fiction horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), as well as five films with Clint Eastwood, including the police thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and the prison drama Escape from Alcatraz (1979). He also directed John Wayne's final film, the Western The Shootist (1976). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Siegel is the 157th most popular film director (up from 179th in 2019), the 1,303rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,185th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Film Director.

Don Siegel is most famous for being a director and screenwriter. He directed movies such as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," "Dirty Harry," and "The Shootist."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Don Siegel ranks 157 out of 2,041. Before him are Masaki Kobayashi, Alexander Dovzhenko, Lasse Hallström, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marcel Carné, and Moustapha Akkad. After him are Abel Gance, Josef von Sternberg, Peter Weir, Lewis Milestone, Louis Malle, and Jean Vigo.

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Among people born in 1912, Don Siegel ranks 56. Before him are Otto Ernst Remer, Shoichi Nishimura, Robert Doisneau, George Emil Palade, Duško Popov, and Isser Harel. After him are Cornel Wilde, Kathleen Ferrier, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Lawrence Durrell, and Salvador Luria. Among people deceased in 1991, Don Siegel ranks 38. Before him are Natalia Ginzburg, Jerzy Kosiński, Wilhelm Kempff, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, Stan Getz, and Jean Tinguely. After him are Gunnar Gren, Martha Graham, Claudio Arrau, Salvador Luria, Leo Fender, and Alfonso García Robles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Don Siegel ranks 1,303 out of 20,380. Before him are John Reed (1887), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), Susan B. Anthony (1820), Henry Norris Russell (1877), Sam Anderson (1945), and David Gross (1941). After him are Susan Wojcicki (1968), Jonas Salk (1914), Steve Martin (1945), Robert A. Taft (1889), Jeffrey Wright (1965), and Daniel Keyes (1927).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Don Siegel ranks 46. Before him are Michael Cimino (1939), George A. Romero (1940), Terrence Malick (1943), Jonathan Demme (1944), Jim Jarmusch (1953), and Robert Benton (1932). After him are Tom Holland (1943), Spike Lee (1957), Robert Rodriguez (1968), Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), and Kathryn Bigelow (1951).

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