FILM DIRECTOR

Henry Selick

1952 - Today

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Charles Henry Selick Jr. (; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his work in stop motion animation and for directing the films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Selick is also known for his collaborations with the late voice actor and artist Joe Ranft. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Selick is the 767th most popular film director (down from 750th in 2019), the 5,570th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,793rd in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry Selick ranks 767 out of 2,041. Before him are Gareth Edwards, Pupi Avati, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Becker, and Emil Loteanu. After him are Pierre Granier-Deferre, Max Fleischer, Budd Boetticher, Rintaro, Rudolph Maté, and Mamoru Hosoda.

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Among people born in 1952, Henry Selick ranks 278. Before him are Bora Đorđević, Dumitru Prunariu, Klaus Teuber, Udo Voigt, Abdalá Bucaram, and Hilary Mantel. After him are Miyuki Nakajima, Johanna Klier, Moya Brennan, Chiaki Mukai, Valeri Tokarev, and Walter Isaacson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Selick ranks 5,570 out of 20,380. Before him are Doug Jones (1960), Virginia Mayo (1920), Ann Morgan Guilbert (1928), Dominique Dunne (1959), Markiplier (1989), and Hedda Hopper (1885). After him are Erik Estrada (1949), Leonard Eugene Dickson (1874), Seymour Cray (1925), Susan Strasberg (1938), Daniel Webster (1782), and Marion Ross (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Henry Selick ranks 197. Before him are Hal Roach (1892), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Bryan Singer (1965), Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jack Arnold (1916), and Chris Carter (1956). After him are Budd Boetticher (1916), Friz Freleng (1906), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Joshua Logan (1908), Eli Roth (1972), and Stuart Rosenberg (1927).

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