FILM DIRECTOR

Henry King

1886 - 1982

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Henry King (January 24, 1886 – June 29, 1982) was an American actor and film director. Widely considered one of the finest and most successful filmmakers of his era, King was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Director and directed seven films nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Before coming to film, King worked as an actor in various repertoire theatres and first started to take small film roles in 1912. Between 1913 and 1925, he appeared as an actor in approximately sixty films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry King is the 385th most popular film director (down from 341st in 2019), the 2,880th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,187th in 2019) and the 107th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry King ranks 385 out of 2,041. Before him are Jacques Doillon, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, James Wong, Gustaf Gründgens, Ray Harryhausen, and Carol Reed. After him are John McTiernan, Ladislas Starevich, Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, Ken Russell, and Edward Zwick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Henry King ranks 89. Before him are Rudolf Schmidt, Ğabdulla Tuqay, Frederic Bartlett, Henry H. Arnold, Paul Radmilovic, and Amédée Ozenfant. After him are Edward Bach, Ali Sami Yen, Salvador de Madariaga, Armin T. Wegner, Firmin Lambot, and Yevgeni Preobrazhensky. Among people deceased in 1982, Henry King ranks 91. Before him are Wifredo Lam, Jean Girault, Pavel Alexandrov, Isa Miranda, Marcel Camus, and Gara Garayev. After him are Valerio Zurlini, Savitri Devi, Helene Deutsch, Randy Rhoads, Riccardo Paletti, and Dorothy Round.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry King ranks 2,880 out of 20,380. Before him are Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), William A. Wheeler (1819), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Gene Vincent (1935), Gordon Scott (1926), and Julia Ann (1969). After him are John McTiernan (1951), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Frances Arnold (1956), Steve Russell (1937), Louis E. Brus (1943), and Don Henley (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Henry King ranks 107. Before him are Samuel Fuller (1912), Leo McCarey (1898), Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), and Ray Harryhausen (1920). After him are John McTiernan (1951), Jim Abrahams (1944), Edward Zwick (1952), Richard Brooks (1912), Irvin Kershner (1923), and Mervyn LeRoy (1900).

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