FILM DIRECTOR

Howard Zieff

1927 - 2009

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Howard Burton Zieff (October 21, 1927 – February 22, 2009) (pronounced Zeef) was an American director, television commercial director, and advertising photographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Howard Zieff is the 1,336th most popular film director (up from 1,440th in 2024), the 9,660th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,044th in 2019) and the 356th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Howard Zieff ranks 1,336 out of 2,041. Before him are Anders Thomas Jensen, Diane Kurys, James Wong Howe, Cédric Klapisch, Haskell Wexler, and Wesley Ruggles. After him are Robert Eggers, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Yuli Raizman, Oumarou Ganda, Carlos Saldanha, and Johannes Schaaf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Howard Zieff ranks 402. Before him are John Buscema, Harvey Korman, Anne McLaren, Carmen Zapata, Roberto Bussinello, and Edward Abbey. After him are Walter Giller, Vladimir Motyl, Edie Adams, John Kander, Juan José Pizzuti, and Kees Broekman. Among people deceased in 2009, Howard Zieff ranks 327. Before him are Irving Kristol, Oswald Karch, John Martyn, Lino Aldani, Hans Klenk, and Ali Akbar Khan. After him are Adriano Directo Emperado, Isaac Schwartz, Jorge Enrique Adoum, John Keel, George Russell, and Zygmunt Chychła.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Howard Zieff ranks 9,660 out of 20,380. Before him are Rufus Thomas (1917), Peabo Bryson (1951), Chris Poland (1957), and Wendy Sherman (1949). After him are Donald Richie (1924), Robert Eggers (1983), Beth Broderick (1959), Jed Allan (1935), Adriano Directo Emperado (1926), Maya Rudolph (1972), T. R. Knight (1973), and Marty Robbins (1925).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Howard Zieff ranks 356. Before him are Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), David Koepp (1963), Nunnally Johnson (1897), Haskell Wexler (1922), and Wesley Ruggles (1889). After him are Robert Eggers (1983), Jon Turteltaub (1963), David Frankel (1959), Howard Deutch (1950), Marc Webb (1974), and Kurt Wimmer (1964).

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