FILM DIRECTOR

Gregory La Cava

1892 - 1952

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Gregory La Cava (March 10, 1892 – March 1, 1952) was an American film director of Italian descent best known for his films of the 1930s, including My Man Godfrey and Stage Door, which earned him nominations for Academy Award for Best Director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory La Cava is the 1,082nd most popular film director (up from 1,100th in 2019), the 7,596th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,132nd in 2019) and the 281st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gregory La Cava ranks 1,082 out of 2,041. Before him are Ritwik Ghatak, Mikhail Kozakov, Kihachi Okamoto, Ivan Perestiani, Ronny Yu, and Michael Winner. After him are Robert Parrish, David Cherkassky, Štefan Uher, Gaston Kaboré, Christopher Landon, and Eduardo Serra.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Gregory La Cava ranks 241. Before him are James Van Fleet, Peter Romanovsky, Wendell Willkie, Ōten Shimokawa, Leon Kozłowski, and Julia Faye. After him are Hal Foster, Theodor Plievier, P. C. Chang, Peggy Wood, Harry Mallin, and Alfredo Foglino. Among people deceased in 1952, Gregory La Cava ranks 144. Before him are Itzik Feffer, Richard Johansson, Guido Castelnuovo, Sándor Pósta, Jack Conway, and Billy Hughes. After him are Forest Ray Moulton, Fartein Valen, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Italo Montemezzi, Henriette Roland Holst, and Louis Wirth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gregory La Cava ranks 7,598 out of 20,380. Before him are Penn Badgley (1986), Chuck Daly (1930), Lola Falana (1942), Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (1971), Washington Allston (1779), and Lucy Stone (1818). After him are Harry Porter (1882), Robert Parrish (1916), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), Isabel Briggs Myers (1897), Alice Kober (1906), and Rod Serling (1924).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gregory La Cava ranks 281. Before him are Ruth Orkin (1921), Harry Beaumont (1888), Irwin Winkler (1931), Aaron Norris (1951), John Lee Hancock (1956), and Chuck Russell (1958). After him are Robert Parrish (1916), Christopher Landon (1975), Larry Cohen (1936), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Peter Farrelly (1956), and Dorothy Arzner (1897).

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