FILM DIRECTOR

Jerome Robbins

1918 - 1998

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Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his numerous stage productions were On the Town, Peter Pan, High Button Shoes, The King and I, The Pajama Game, Bells Are Ringing, West Side Story, Gypsy, and Fiddler on the Roof. Robbins was a five-time Tony Award-winner and a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors. He received two Academy Awards, including the 1961 Academy Award for Best Director with Robert Wise for West Side Story and a special Academy Honorary Award for his choreographic achievements on film. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerome Robbins is the 476th most popular film director (up from 592nd in 2019), the 3,464th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,818th in 2019) and the 128th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jerome Robbins ranks 476 out of 2,041. Before him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Michael Anderson, J. Stuart Blackton, Thomas Vinterberg, Philippe Garrel, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. After him are André Téchiné, Patrice Leconte, Delbert Mann, Neil Jordan, Maurice Pialat, and Norman Taurog.

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Among people born in 1918, Jerome Robbins ranks 112. Before him are Ida Lupino, Borys Paton, Ajahn Chah, Vasyl Sukhomlynsky, Adolfo Pedernera, and Massimo Girotti. After him are Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Edith Massey, Theodore Sturgeon, Helmut Lent, Alfréd Wetzler, and Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 1998, Jerome Robbins ranks 102. Before him are Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, Ed Ablowich, John Derek, E. G. Marshall, and Georgy Sviridov. After him are Beatrice Wood, Slava Metreveli, Jane Bell, Shinichi Suzuki, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Barry Goldwater.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerome Robbins ranks 3,464 out of 20,380. Before him are Doug Collins (1951), Frank Vincent (1939), Charles T. Kowal (1940), Robert Garrett (1875), Ben McKenzie (1978), and Dana Delany (1956). After him are Robert Blake (1933), James Harden (1989), John Bates Clark (1847), Tim Allen (1953), Eric Hoffer (1898), and Perry King (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jerome Robbins ranks 128. Before him are Robert Rossen (1908), James L. Brooks (1940), Joe Dante (1946), William A. Wellman (1896), D. J. Caruso (1965), and Curtis Hanson (1945). After him are Delbert Mann (1920), Norman Taurog (1899), Tom McCarthy (1966), Sam Wood (1883), Richard Lester (1932), and Nick Castle (1947).

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