FILM DIRECTOR

James Cameron

1954 - Today

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James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, who resides in New Zealand. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, his films have grossed over $8 billion worldwide, making him the second-highest-grossing film director of all time. A recipient of numerous accolades, he often uses novel technologies with a classical filmmaking style. He co-founded the production companies Lightstorm Entertainment, Digital Domain, and Earthship Productions, and three of his films have been selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Cameron is the 39th most popular film director (up from 40th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Canada (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Film Director.

James Cameron is most famous for his work on the movie Titanic.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Cameron ranks 39 out of 2,041. Before him are Fritz Lang, Michael Mann, Billy Wilder, Vittorio De Sica, Quentin Tarantino, and Emir Kusturica. After him are Krzysztof Kieślowski, John Ford, Isao Takahata, Tinto Brass, Tim Burton, and Roberto Rossellini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, James Cameron ranks 15. Before him are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hugo Chávez, Viktor Yushchenko, John Travolta, Sócrates, and Emir Kusturica. After him are Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Belushi, Fernando Santos, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mario Kempes, and Dieter Bohlen.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, James Cameron ranks 11 out of 1,622. Before him are Donald Sutherland (1935), Albert Bandura (1925), Mary Simon (1947), Celine Dion (1968), Christopher Plummer (1929), and Jordan Peterson (1962). After him are William Giauque (1895), Frank Gehry (1929), Jim Carrey (1962), Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874), Michael J. Fox (1961), and Erving Goffman (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, James Cameron ranks 1. After him are Jack L. Warner (1892), David Cronenberg (1943), Mark Robson (1913), Denis Villeneuve (1967), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Norman Jewison (1926), Denys Arcand (1941), Arthur Hiller (1923), Paul Haggis (1953), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945).

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