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Donald Richie

1924 - 2013

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Donald Richie (April 17, 1924 – February 19, 2013) was an American author, journalist, and film critic. He was known for writing about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Although he considered himself primarily a film historian, Richie also directed a number of experimental films, the first when he was 17. He was awarded the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Richie is the 5,821st most popular writer (down from 5,686th in 2024), the 9,663rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,683rd in 2019) and the 710th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Donald Richie ranks 5,821 out of 7,302. Before him are Guido Gozzano, Dafydd ap Gwilym, Gardner Dozois, Joe Orton, José Amador de los Ríos, and Ma Jian. After him are John Clare, Miquel-Lluís Muntané, Vjenceslav Novak, Markus Zusak, Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, and Margaret Mahy.

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Among people born in 1924, Donald Richie ranks 428. Before him are Margaret Truman, Knut Steen, Hubert Curien, Humberto Fernández-Morán, Arvo Viitanen, and Maria Golubnichaya. After him are Muhammad Osman Said, James Lighthill, Claude Netter, Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Scott Brady, and Otis Spann. Among people deceased in 2013, Donald Richie ranks 416. Before him are Nigel Davenport, Abdul Quader Molla, Michel Brault, Irina Petrescu, Milo O'Shea, and Mohamed Brahmi. After him are Kenneth Appel, Magic Slim, George Gruntz, Andrei Panin, Carlos Graça, and Alberto Bevilacqua.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Donald Richie ranks 9,667 out of 20,380. Before him are Russi Taylor (1944), January Jones (1978), Anthony W. Gardiner (1820), Rufus Thomas (1917), Peabo Bryson (1951), Chris Poland (1957), Wendy Sherman (1949), and Howard Zieff (1927). After him are Robert Eggers (1983), Beth Broderick (1959), Jed Allan (1935), and Adriano Directo Emperado (1926).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Donald Richie ranks 710. Before him are Edward Abbey (1927), R. A. Lafferty (1914), John Berryman (1914), Brad Falchuk (1971), Earl Derr Biggers (1884), and Gardner Dozois (1947). After him are John Varley (1947), Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Prejean (1939), Zitkala-Sa (1876), Ann Rule (1931), and Leo Buscaglia (1924).

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