FILM DIRECTOR

Emile Ardolino

1943 - 1993

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Emile Ardolino (May 9, 1943 – November 20, 1993) was an American television and film director and producer, best known for his work on the films Dirty Dancing (1987) and Sister Act (1992). He won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for his film He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (1983). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emile Ardolino is the 801st most popular film director (down from 726th in 2019), the 5,804th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,596th in 2019) and the 212th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Emile Ardolino ranks 801 out of 2,041. Before him are George Marshall, Frances Marion, George Sidney, William Daniels, Tsai Ming-liang, and Richard C. Sarafian. After him are Isabel Coixet, Yuri Ilyenko, Urban Gad, Scott Hicks, Krsto Papić, and Ted Post.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Emile Ardolino ranks 374. Before him are Jon Postel, Terry Venables, Juan Giménez, Joe Haldeman, Charles P. Thacker, and John Bryson. After him are Héctor Chumpitaz, Andrea True, Denílson Custódio Machado, Milan Nenadić, Johnny Hansen, and Arturo Ripstein. Among people deceased in 1993, Emile Ardolino ranks 158. Before him are Chinmayananda Saraswati, Paul Mebus, Chishū Ryū, Eugen Suchoň, Robert Jacobsen, and Wang Zhen. After him are Karl Mai, Gordon Douglas, Jiří Hájek, Guido del Mestri, Alexandre Trauner, and Đuro Kurepa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Emile Ardolino ranks 5,804 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard C. Sarafian (1930), Vince Gallagher (1899), Alan Ritchson (1982), Betty Gilpin (1986), James Gunn (1938), and Norman Holter (1914). After him are Huey P. Newton (1942), Gina Raimondo (1971), Tammi Terrell (1945), Adam Levine (1979), Emily Donelson (1807), and Linda Kozlowski (1958).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Emile Ardolino ranks 212. Before him are Robert Towne (1934), George Marshall (1891), Frances Marion (1888), George Sidney (1916), William Daniels (1901), and Richard C. Sarafian (1930). After him are Ted Post (1918), Gordon Douglas (1907), Paul Morrissey (1938), Todd Phillips (1970), Gregory Hoblit (1944), and Frederick Wiseman (1930).

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