FILM DIRECTOR

Irvin Kershner

1923 - 2010

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Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irvin Kershner is the 396th most popular film director (down from 361st in 2019), the 2,942nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,356th in 2019) and the 112th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Irvin Kershner ranks 396 out of 2,041. Before him are Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, Georgiy Daneliya, Claire Denis, Richard Brooks, and Kinji Fukasaku. After him are Gaspar Noé, Mervyn LeRoy, Robert Stevenson, Just Jaeckin, Albert Lamorisse, and Ishirō Honda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Irvin Kershner ranks 122. Before him are Alicia de Larrocha, Dexter Gordon, Charles Durning, Wally Schirra, Pahiño, and Uziel Gal. After him are Richard Pipes, Philly Joe Jones, James E. Gunn, Maria Gripe, Tito Puente, and Judith Kerr. Among people deceased in 2010, Irvin Kershner ranks 91. Before him are Günter Behnisch, Bella Akhmadulina, Andor Lilienthal, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, Orlando Peçanha, and Richard Holbrooke. After him are André Kolingba, Fess Parker, Vladislav Ardzinba, Lynn Redgrave, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, and Tomáš Špidlík.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 2,942 out of 20,380. Before him are Johns Hopkins (1795), C. I. Lewis (1883), Richard Brooks (1912), Langston Hughes (1902), George Reeves (1914), and Alan King (1927). After him are Heather Locklear (1961), Charles M. Rice (1952), Michael P. Anderson (1959), Nick Holonyak (1928), Julian Schnabel (1951), and Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Irvin Kershner ranks 112. Before him are Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Jim Abrahams (1944), Edward Zwick (1952), and Richard Brooks (1912). After him are Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), Sofia Coppola (1971), Zack Snyder (1966), and Harold Prince (1928).

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