FILM DIRECTOR

James Frawley

1936 - 2019

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James Joseph Frawley (September 29, 1936 – January 22, 2019) was an American director and actor. He was a member of the Actors Studio since around 1961. He was best known for directing The Muppet Movie (1979), and The Monkees television series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Frawley is the 1,693rd most popular film director (up from 1,745th in 2024), the 13,000th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,471st in 2019) and the 491st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Frawley ranks 1,694 out of 2,041. Before him are Mahiro Maeda, Morgan Spurlock, Jeff Nathanson, Robert Riskin, Jason Reitman, Lenny Abrahamson, and William Beaudine. After him are Jeffrey Lieber, Nimród Antal, Axel Braun, Rupert Sanders, and Malik Bendjelloul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Frawley ranks 565. Before him are Alan Hodgkinson, Benito Sarti, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Carole Quinton, Leamon King, and Bill Hinzman. After him are Jamuna, Fred Neil, Pat Roberts, Werner von Moltke, Juliet Prowse, and Virginia Hamilton. Among people deceased in 2019, James Frawley ranks 558. Before him are Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Arun Jaitley, Gene Okerlund, Red Kelly, Alan Rollinson, and Ulf Bengtsson. After him are Dave Bartholomew, Fay McKenzie, Werner von Moltke, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Dorothy Masuka, and Marieke Vervoort.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Frawley ranks 13,010 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Hinzman (1936), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), P. C. Cast (1960), William Beaudine (1892), Warrel Dane (1961), Mark Stevens (1916), Milt Campbell (1933), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Ernest Tubb (1914), Gloria Talbott (1931), Joel Osteen (1963), and John W. Henry (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Frawley ranks 491. Before him are Adam Shankman (1964), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Morgan Spurlock (1970), Jeff Nathanson (1965), Robert Riskin (1897), and William Beaudine (1892). After him are Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Nimród Antal (1973), Errol Morris (1948), Hal Hartley (1959), Rory Kennedy (1968), and Don Mancini (1963).

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