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John Milius

1944 - Today

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John Frederick Milius (; born April 11, 1944) is an American screenwriter and film director. He is considered a member of the New Hollywood generation of filmmakers. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s for writing the scripts for The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), Jeremiah Johnson (also 1972), and the first two Dirty Harry films. He made his directorial debut with the film Dillinger (1973), followed by The Wind and the Lion (1975) and Big Wednesday (1978). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Milius is the 525th most popular film director (down from 507th in 2019), the 3,847th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,169th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Milius ranks 525 out of 2,041. Before him are Fernando Solanas, Gerard Damiano, Nicolas Roeg, Mikhail Romm, Claude Goretta, and Sergio Sollima. After him are Claude Autant-Lara, Carlo Lizzani, Shirin Neshat, Taylor Hackford, Zoltán Fábri, and Ariane Mnouchkine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, John Milius ranks 283. Before him are Arnon Milchan, Wesley Clark, Yury Romanenko, Rick Davies, Michael Buffer, and Terry Brooks. After him are Angela Winkler, Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, Ignatius Joseph III Yonan, Taylor Hackford, Vernor Vinge, and Abdul Qadir.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Milius ranks 3,847 out of 20,380. Before him are M. Emmet Walsh (1935), Lenny Montana (1926), Margaret Fuller (1810), Paul Strand (1890), Ellen Pompeo (1969), and Jeff Porcaro (1954). After him are William P. Clark Jr. (1931), Daniel Inouye (1924), Sheryl Crow (1962), Akon (1973), Leon Panetta (1938), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Milius ranks 140. Before him are Nick Castle (1947), J. J. Abrams (1966), Clarence Brown (1890), Richard Thorpe (1896), Don Bluth (1937), and Gerard Damiano (1928). After him are Taylor Hackford (1944), Philip Kaufman (1936), Delmer Daves (1904), Gene Deitch (1924), Martin Brest (1951), and James Mangold (1963).

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