FILM DIRECTOR

Frank Tashlin

1913 - 1972

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Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein, February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972), also known as Tish Tash and Frank Tash, was an American animator and filmmaker. He was best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts for Warner Bros., as well as his work as a director of live-action comedy films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Tashlin is the 1,407th most popular film director (down from 1,270th in 2019), the 10,222nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,517th in 2019) and the 377th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Frank Tashlin ranks 1,407 out of 2,041. Before him are Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Mike Judge, Carlo Vanzina, Olivier Megaton, Sidney Olcott, and Ole Bornedal. After him are Jon Avnet, Edvin Laine, Norman Z. McLeod, Tom Shadyac, Kwak Jae-yong, and Hugh Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Frank Tashlin ranks 358. Before him are Rafael Gil, Ioachim Moldoveanu, Humberto Mariles, Balraj Sahni, Alice Marble, and Aleksandr Chakovsky. After him are Lynn Bari, Frank Swift, Dorothy Comingore, Annalisa Ericson, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and Roberto Gomes Pedrosa. Among people deceased in 1972, Frank Tashlin ranks 243. Before him are Francis Chichester, Mary Frizzell, Claire Windsor, Brian Donlevy, Humberto Mariles, and Caesar ten Cate. After him are Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, Walter Winchell, George Campbell, Mór Kóczán, Allauddin Khan, and Jaap Mol.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Tashlin ranks 10,224 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Francis Thomas (1810), Dane DeHaan (1986), Philip Schuyler (1733), Dwyane Wade (1982), Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820), and Ron Freeman (1947). After him are Alma Rubens (1897), Harry Lennix (1964), Rosa Salazar (1985), Nella Larsen (1891), Jon Avnet (1949), and Lynn Bari (1913).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Frank Tashlin ranks 377. Before him are Laura Poitras (1964), Richard Rush (1929), Joe Roth (1948), Bennett Miller (1966), Alexander Hall (1894), and Joseph Ruben (1950). After him are Jon Avnet (1949), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Tom Shadyac (1958), Hugh Wilson (1943), Robert Burks (1909), and Len Wiseman (1973).

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