FILM DIRECTOR

John Madden

1949 - Today

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John Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio. He is known for directing the period romantic comedy film Shakespeare in Love (1998), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards ceremony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Madden is the 664th most popular film director (down from 620th in 2019), the 2,745th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,301st in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Madden ranks 664 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Z. Leonard, Nancy Meyers, John Farrow, Michel Hazanavicius, Anthony Asquith, and Ulrich Seidl. After him are Stephen Hopkins, Sally Potter, Claude Miller, Steven Zaillian, James Whale, and Henri Colpi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, John Madden ranks 299. Before him are Pamela Reed, Simon Callow, Nancy Meyers, Trevor Horn, Ali Akbar Salehi, and Ivan Patzaichin. After him are Sally Potter, John Akii-Bua, Geoff Pierson, George Harris, Jim Sheridan, and Juha Mieto.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Madden ranks 2,746 out of 8,785. Before him are Kit Harington (1986), Henry de Bracton (1210), Al Stewart (1945), Frances Burney (1752), Nick Kamen (1962), and Guy Burgess (1911). After him are Sally Potter (1949), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Cedric Hardwicke (1893), Corin Redgrave (1939), George Turner (1841), and Norman Wisdom (1915).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Madden ranks 50. Before him are Paul W. S. Anderson (1965), Hugh Hudson (1936), Ken Annakin (1914), John Badham (1939), Lewis Gilbert (1920), and Anthony Asquith (1902). After him are Sally Potter (1949), James Whale (1889), Andrew Birkin (1945), John Glen (1932), Terence Fisher (1904), and Matthew Vaughn (1971).

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