FILM DIRECTOR

Jack Smith

1932 - 1989

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Jack Smith (November 14, 1932 – September 18, 1989) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema. He is generally acclaimed as a founding father of American performance art, and has been critically recognized as a master photographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jack Smith is the 1,750th most popular film director (down from 1,651st in 2024), the 13,831st most popular biography from United States (down from 12,282nd in 2019) and the 508th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jack Smith ranks 1,750 out of 2,041. Before him are Lynne Ramsay, Simon Wells, Daphne Guinness, Lino Brocka, Oriol Paulo, and Vitaly Mansky. After him are Imtiaz Ali, Floria Sigismondi, Jack Hannah, Harmony Korine, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Hannes Holm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Jack Smith ranks 561. Before him are Jacqueline Beer, Robert Osborne, Andy Bathgate, Grace Alele-Williams, Charles Adkins, and Charlie Rich. After him are Bob Houbregs, Voitto Hellsten, Lakshman Kadirgamar, Bob Johnston, Shashikala, and Johnny Kerr. Among people deceased in 1989, Jack Smith ranks 294. Before him are Aristid Lindenmayer, Jimmy Murphy, May Allison, Lennox Berkeley, Prem Nazir, and Shamil Serikov. After him are Frank Adams, Thomas Sopwith, Frances Bavier, Andrey Prokofyev, Constance Binney, and Timoci Bavadra.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Smith ranks 13,835 out of 20,380. Before him are Wayne Allard (1943), Eugenie Clark (1922), Jessica Diggins (1991), Fannie Ward (1872), Alice Evans (1971), and Charlie Rich (1932). After him are Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), Jason Williams (1975), Kate Upton (1992), Bobby Wanzer (1921), and Josh Dun (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jack Smith ranks 508. Before him are Bill Plympton (1946), Oscar Micheaux (1884), John Carl Buechler (1952), Mark Romanek (1959), Joe Carnahan (1969), and Davis Guggenheim (1963). After him are Jack Hannah (1913), Harmony Korine (1973), Jonathan Levine (1976), Rob Minkoff (1962), Alex Kurtzman (1973), and Greg Berlanti (1972).

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