FILM DIRECTOR

Douglas McGrath

1958 - 2022

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Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (February 12, 1958 – November 3, 2022) was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Tony Award, and Primetime Emmy Award. McGrath started his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1981. He co-wrote with Woody Allen the film Bullets Over Broadway (1994), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as BAFTA and Writers Guild of America Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Douglas McGrath is the 1,846th most popular film director (down from 1,840th in 2019), the 15,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,882nd in 2019) and the 555th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Douglas McGrath ranks 1,846 out of 2,041. Before him are Bruce Cohen, Simon Kinberg, Sam Esmail, Florian Gallenberger, Peter Webber, and Gurinder Chadha. After him are Sebastian Schipper, David Slade, Pablo Trapero, Valérie Donzelli, Justin Kurzel, and John Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Douglas McGrath ranks 722. Before him are Dale Mitchell, Dagmar Švubová, Béla Fleck, Christina Romer, Vernon Reid, and Rainer Troppa. After him are Tommy Byrne, José Manuel Soria, Michael Dokes, Sandi Toksvig, Rick Snyder, and Yasuyuki Kishino. Among people deceased in 2022, Douglas McGrath ranks 670. Before him are Kim Mi-soo, Lucious Jackson, Pallonji Mistry, Steve Wilhite, Kim Jung Gi, and Brent Renaud. After him are Kathleen Nord, Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, Javier Imbroda, P. J. O'Rourke, and Brad William Henke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas McGrath ranks 15,254 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Bevilacqua (1923), John Slidell (1793), Helen O'Connell (1920), Ryan Harrison (1992), Mildrette Netter (1948), and Brent Renaud (1971). After him are Skip Barber (1936), Gordon MacRae (1921), Tanner Buchanan (1998), David Sedaris (1956), Grace Phipps (1992), and Jennifer Paige (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Douglas McGrath ranks 555. Before him are Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Sam Esmail (1977). After him are Mark Pellington (1962), Jeff Nichols (1978), David Dobkin (1969), Mark Duplass (1976), Kimberly Peirce (1967), and Kevin Lima (1962).

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