FILM DIRECTOR

George Stevens

1904 - 1975

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George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956). Born in Oakland, California, George Stevens worked in his parents' West Coast touring stock theater company as a child actor and stage manager. When cinema was replacing live theater, Stevens's parents relocated to Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Stevens is the 286th most popular film director (up from 345th in 2019), the 2,238th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,240th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Stevens ranks 286 out of 2,041. Before him are Andrew Davis, Damiano Damiani, Mikhail Kalatozov, Gabriel Axel, Wes Anderson, and Elem Klimov. After him are Tsui Hark, John Frankenheimer, Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, and Sam Raimi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, George Stevens ranks 69. Before him are Rudolf Arnheim, Yves Congar, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Donald O. Hebb, Leopold Trepper, and Arnold Gehlen. After him are Elyesa Bazna, María Zambrano, Viktor Brack, Minoru Genda, Georges Canguilhem, and Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i. Among people deceased in 1975, George Stevens ranks 56. Before him are Joseph Bech, Susan Hayward, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Ernst Hanfstaengl, Thornton Wilder, and Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud. After him are Lung Chien, Al Lettieri, Fredric March, Elijah Muhammad, Guy Mollet, and Hideo Shinojima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Stevens ranks 2,238 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Winters (1918), Robby Krieger (1946), Van Heflin (1908), Piper Laurie (1932), Christopher A. Sims (1942), and Chris Kyle (1974). After him are Dorothea Tanning (1910), Lance Armstrong (1971), John Frankenheimer (1930), Michael McDonald (1952), John Carradine (1906), and Daniel Bell (1919).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Stevens ranks 80. Before him are Peter Bogdanovich (1939), John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), and Wes Anderson (1969). After him are John Frankenheimer (1930), Sam Raimi (1959), Frank Borzage (1894), Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), and Raoul Walsh (1887).

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