FILM DIRECTOR

James Young

1872 - 1948

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James Young (January 1, 1872 – June 9, 1948) was an American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era. Before films, Young had a successful career as a stage actor appearing on Broadway and throughout the country, and was the author of a notable 1905 book on theatrical makeup. Young directed more than 90 films between 1912 and 1928. He also appeared as an actor in 60 films between 1909 and 1917. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Young is the 1,479th most popular film director (down from 1,381st in 2019), the 10,894th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,416th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Young ranks 1,479 out of 2,041. Before him are Callie Khouri, Vincent Sherman, Vera Stroyeva, Paul Bartel, Zaza Urushadze, and Mick Garris. After him are Terence Davies, Lesli Linka Glatter, Lucien Hubbard, Geoff Murphy, Gabriele Muccino, and Hossein Shahabi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, James Young ranks 192. Before him are Sidney Olcott, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, William Desmond Taylor, Harald Natvig, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, and Anna Held. After him are Mary Engle Pennington, Harlan F. Stone, Henry Seiling, William Nicholson, Ralph Lewis, and Michael Joseph Savage. Among people deceased in 1948, James Young ranks 187. Before him are Carl Abrahamsson, Arthur Whitten Brown, Franz Weidenreich, Frank Benford, Susan Glaspell, and Edgar Kennedy. After him are Poul Heegaard, Warren William, Mary Eaton, Sophia Duleep Singh, Samuel S. Hinds, and Gertrude Atherton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Young ranks 10,896 out of 20,380. Before him are Emile Hirsch (1985), Elliott Coues (1842), Mick Garris (1951), Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt (1861), Brad Delp (1951), and Charles Colson (1931). After him are Eric Mabius (1971), Peyton List (1986), Aaron Stanford (1976), Anna Chlumsky (1980), Lesli Linka Glatter (1953), and Paul Le Mat (1945).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Young ranks 408. Before him are Peter Segal (1962), Dick Richards (1936), Callie Khouri (1957), Vincent Sherman (1906), Paul Bartel (1938), and Mick Garris (1951). After him are Lesli Linka Glatter (1953), Lucien Hubbard (1888), Julius J. Epstein (1909), Patty Jenkins (1971), Lisa Joy (1972), and Neil Burger (1963).

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