FILM DIRECTOR

Joel Schumacher

1939 - 2020

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Joel T. Schumacher (; August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Raised in New York City by his mother, Schumacher graduated from Parsons School of Design and originally became a fashion designer. He first entered filmmaking as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz. Schumacher received little attention for his first theatrically released films, The Incredible Shrinking Woman and D.C. Cab, but rose to prominence after directing St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joel Schumacher is the 193rd most popular film director (down from 167th in 2019), the 1,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,071st in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Film Director.

Joel Schumacher is most famous for directing the Batman movies, Batman Forever and Batman and Robin.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Joel Schumacher ranks 193 out of 2,041. Before him are Arthur Penn, Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, and Dino Risi. After him are Vincente Minnelli, Margarethe von Trotta, Guillermo del Toro, Danny Boyle, William Friedkin, and Lev Kuleshov.

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Among people born in 1939, Joel Schumacher ranks 63. Before him are Beate Klarsfeld, Henry Mintzberg, Ion Țiriac, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Phil Spector, and Claude François. After him are Mark Margolis, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Dale T. Mortensen, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Joaquim Chissano, and Emil Constantinescu. Among people deceased in 2020, Joel Schumacher ranks 67. Before him are Stirling Moss, Mario J. Molina, Brian Dennehy, Geert Hofstede, Mary Higgins Clark, and Radomir Antić. After him are Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Freeman Dyson, Buck Henry, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Roger Scruton, and Lee Kun-hee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joel Schumacher ranks 1,547 out of 20,380. Before him are Gary Gilmore (1940), Henry Way Kendall (1926), Dennis Rader (1945), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807), Shia LaBeouf (1986), and Harriet Jacobs (1813). After him are Anjelica Huston (1951), Dr. Dre (1965), Vincente Minnelli (1903), Mark Margolis (1939), Michael J. Sandel (1953), and Sonny Liston (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Joel Schumacher ranks 56. Before him are Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Ed Wood (1924), Sean Baker (1971), and Arthur Penn (1922). After him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), Barry Levinson (1942), Garry Marshall (1934), and Chris Columbus (1958).

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