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James Mangold

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James Allen Mangold (born December 16, 1963) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Noted for his versatility in tackling a range of genres, Mangold made his debut as a film director with Heavy (1995), and gained recognition for the films Cop Land (1997), Girl, Interrupted (1999), Identity (2003), Walk the Line (2005), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Knight and Day (2010), and two films in the X-Men franchise with The Wolverine (2013) and Logan (2017), the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He then directed the sports drama film Ford v Ferrari (2019), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and directed and co-wrote Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), the fifth and final installment in the Indiana Jones series. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). James Mangold is the 562nd most popular film director (up from 635th in 2024), the 4,082nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,057th in 2019) and the 146th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Mangold ranks 562 out of 2,041. Before him are Osamu Dezaki, Gene Deitch, Michel Audiard, Tonino Delli Colli, Martin Brest, and Paul W. S. Anderson. After him are Marcel L'Herbier, Uli Edel, Michael Ritchie, Sergei Yutkevich, Rob Cohen, and Yakov Protazanov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, James Mangold ranks 137. Before him are Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Shaun Toub, Randy Couture, Vladimir Petković, Mikael Persbrandt, and Julian Lennon. After him are John van 't Schip, Benjamin Bratt, Linda Yaccarino, Big Boss Man, Antoni Martí, and Hardcore Holly.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Mangold ranks 4,082 out of 20,380. Before him are Sandra Dee (1942), Daniel Bryan (1981), William L. Shirer (1904), Steve Gadd (1945), Jeff Fahey (1952), and Max Baer (1909). After him are Lucia Berlin (1936), Miley Cyrus (1992), Harold Robbins (1916), Marshall Bell (1942), Jackie Cooper (1922), and Ty Cobb (1886).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Mangold ranks 146. Before him are John Milius (1944), Taylor Hackford (1944), Philip Kaufman (1936), Delmer Daves (1904), Gene Deitch (1924), and Martin Brest (1951). After him are Michael Ritchie (1938), Rob Cohen (1949), Charles Barton (1902), David Chase (1945), Damien Chazelle (1985), and Dan O'Bannon (1946).

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