FILM DIRECTOR

Irwin Allen

1916 - 1991

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Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He also created and produced the popular 1960s science-fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irwin Allen is the 995th most popular film director (up from 1,025th in 2019), the 7,047th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,515th in 2019) and the 250th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Irwin Allen ranks 995 out of 2,041. Before him are Ringo Lam, Gérard Corbiau, Shawn Levy, Martin Frič, Helmut Dietl, and Matt Reeves. After him are Fyodor Khitruk, Rodrigo García, Xie Jin, Ágnes Hranitzky, Eugeniusz Bodo, and Yasushi Akimoto.

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Among people born in 1916, Irwin Allen ranks 221. Before him are Veronika Dudarova, Jakob Streitle, Erich Mende, Yekaterina Zelenko, Harry James, and Ettore Puricelli. After him are Anna Yegorova, Damián Iguacén Borau, Neagu Djuvara, Gino Bianco, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and Corneliu Mănescu. Among people deceased in 1991, Irwin Allen ranks 176. Before him are Eva Le Gallienne, Gaston Waringhien, Alfred Eisenbeisser, Ely, Mokhtar Dahari, and Elisaveta Bagriana. After him are Ronald Lacey, Maria Aurèlia Capmany, Steve Marriott, Olga Spessivtseva, Jean Langlais, and György Szűcs.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 7,049 out of 20,380. Before him are Harry Carey (1878), Matt Reeves (1966), Marin Alsop (1956), Bruce Kirby (1925), Janice Dickinson (1955), and Audrey Munson (1891). After him are Saul Alinsky (1909), Phil McGraw (1950), Marcia Neugebauer (1932), Matt Bloom (1972), Peter Greene (1965), and Marta Kauffman (1956).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 250. Before him are Kevin S. Bright (1954), William Castle (1914), Gregg Toland (1904), Shane Black (1961), Randal Kleiser (1946), and Matt Reeves (1966). After him are Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), John Berry (1917), and Melville Shavelson (1917).

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