FILM DIRECTOR

John Cromwell

1886 - 1979

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John Cromwell (born Elwood Dager; December 23, 1886 – September 26, 1979) was an American film and stage director and actor. His films spanned the early days of sound to film noir in the early 1950s, by which time his directing career was almost terminated by the Hollywood blacklist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Cromwell is the 959th most popular film director (down from 640th in 2019), the 6,827th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,091st in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Cromwell ranks 959 out of 2,041. Before him are Jerry Schatzberg, Karen Shakhnazarov, Randall Wallace, Gunnar Fischer, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, and Anne Fontaine. After him are Steven Knight, Safi Faye, Kevin S. Bright, Tadashi Imai, Jonathan Nolan, and Helmut Käutner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, John Cromwell ranks 223. Before him are Clemens Holzmeister, Albert Ehrenstein, Elise Ottesen-Jensen, Ture Nerman, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, and Władysław Tatarkiewicz. After him are Reinhold Schünzel, Seigō Nakano, Francis Biddle, Paul Paray, Eugene Burton Ely, and Mihri Müşfik Hanım. Among people deceased in 1979, John Cromwell ranks 189. Before him are Walther Müller, Paul Meurisse, Louis Paul Boon, Mohamed Akid, Stan Kenton, and Heinz Erhardt. After him are Tommaso Landolfi, Willibald Schmaus, Paul Paray, Andreo Cseh, Eduardo González Valiño, and Gustav Winckler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Cromwell ranks 6,829 out of 20,380. Before him are Alexis Herman (1947), George Eads (1967), Janet Margolin (1943), Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), Kevin Johnson (1966), and Juan Trippe (1899). After him are Mark Lanegan (1964), Bob Kiesel (1911), Tom Verlaine (1949), Bill Lawrence (1968), Fat Lever (1960), and Derek Luke (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Cromwell ranks 243. Before him are Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Mark Waters (1964), Preston Sturges (1898), Walter Lang (1896), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), and Randall Wallace (1949). After him are Kevin S. Bright (1954), William Castle (1914), Gregg Toland (1904), Shane Black (1961), Randal Kleiser (1946), and Matt Reeves (1966).

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