FILM DIRECTOR

Edward Dmytryk

1908 - 1999

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Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was a Canadian-born American film director and editor. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywood Ten, a group of blacklisted film industry professionals who refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in their investigations during the Red Scare of the McCarthy era. They all served time in prison for contempt of Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Dmytryk is the 317th most popular film director (down from 251st in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from Canada (down from 71st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Dmytryk ranks 317 out of 2,041. Before him are Mario Monicelli, Ted Kotcheff, King Vidor, François Ozon, Yuen Woo-ping, and Jeannot Szwarc. After him are Adrian Lyne, Billy Hayes, Adolph Zukor, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Germaine Dulac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Edward Dmytryk ranks 84. Before him are Max Bill, Henri, Count of Paris, Van Heflin, Rómulo Betancourt, Jim Brown, and Viktor Abakumov. After him are Eduard Roschmann, Sicco Mansholt, Koča Popović, Tex Avery, Sarit Thanarat, and Pablo Dorado. Among people deceased in 1999, Edward Dmytryk ranks 62. Before him are Fabrizio De André, Rafael Alberti, Henri, Count of Paris, Dusty Springfield, Victor Mature, and Gyula Zsengellér. After him are Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Charlotte Perriand, Hermine Braunsteiner, Paul Bowles, Igor Netto, and Barış Manço.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Edward Dmytryk ranks 111 out of 1,622. Before him are Carrie-Anne Moss (1967), James Randi (1928), Michael Ironside (1950), Simon Newcomb (1835), Yvonne De Carlo (1922), and Ted Kotcheff (1931). After him are Graham Greene (1952), Justin Bieber (1994), Norma Shearer (1902), Mark Carney (1965), Denny Doherty (1940), and Norman Jewison (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Edward Dmytryk ranks 7. Before him are James Cameron (1954), Jack L. Warner (1892), David Cronenberg (1943), Mark Robson (1913), Denis Villeneuve (1967), and Ted Kotcheff (1931). After him are Norman Jewison (1926), Denys Arcand (1941), Arthur Hiller (1923), Paul Haggis (1953), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), and Allan Dwan (1885).

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