FILM DIRECTOR

Henry Hathaway

1898 - 1985

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Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne. He directed Gary Cooper in seven films. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Hathaway is the 253rd most popular film director (down from 188th in 2019), the 2,013th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,292nd in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Film Director.

Henry Hathaway was a film director. He is most famous for his films The Sons of Katie Elder, True Grit, and The Unforgiven.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry Hathaway ranks 253 out of 2,041. Before him are Patrice Chéreau, Chris Marker, Paolo Sorrentino, Nagisa Oshima, Michael Moore, and Lucio Fulci. After him are Anatole Litvak, Shohei Imamura, Jacques Becker, Peter Bogdanovich, John Sturges, and Mike Nichols.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Henry Hathaway ranks 65. Before him are Latife Uşşaki, Hastings Banda, Günther Korten, Leopold Infeld, Ernő Gerő, and Giuseppe Saragat. After him are Julius Schaub, Arletty, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Jim Fouché, Viktor Ullmann, and Kurt Tank. Among people deceased in 1985, Henry Hathaway ranks 41. Before him are James Hadley Chase, Robert Graves, Ernst Öpik, Tage Erlander, Emílio Garrastazu Médici, and Kirill Moskalenko. After him are The Singing Nun, Ian Stewart, Abe Lenstra, John G. Trump, Kiki Camarena, and Donald O. Hebb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Hathaway ranks 2,013 out of 20,380. Before him are XXXTentacion (1998), Alan Greenspan (1926), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Clive Cussler (1931), Scott Wilson (1942), and Percy Spencer (1894). After him are Gillian Anderson (1968), Roman Reigns (1985), Gus Grissom (1926), Wes Studi (1947), Joshua Fishman (1926), and Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Henry Hathaway ranks 73. Before him are Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Ryan Murphy (1965), Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), and Michael Moore (1954). After him are Peter Bogdanovich (1939), John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), and Wes Anderson (1969).

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