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John Sturges

1910 - 1992

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John Eliot Sturges (; January 3, 1910 – August 18, 1992) was an American film director. His films include Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), and Ice Station Zebra (1968). In 2013 and 2018, respectively, The Magnificent Seven and Bad Day at Black Rock were selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Sturges is the 258th most popular film director (down from 245th in 2019), the 2,043rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,627th in 2019) and the 75th most popular American Film Director.

John Sturges is most famous for directing the films "The Great Escape" and "Bad Day at Black Rock."

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Sturges ranks 258 out of 2,041. Before him are Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, Shohei Imamura, Jacques Becker, and Peter Bogdanovich. After him are Mike Nichols, Sven Nykvist, Jane Campion, Roger Corman, Jean Epstein, and Gus Van Sant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, John Sturges ranks 69. Before him are Shunichi Kumai, Lobsang Rampa, Galina Ulanova, A. J. Ayer, Ferdinand Daučík, and Kim Il. After him are Imi Lichtenfeld, Karel Zeman, John Hammond, Ruan Lingyu, Aladár Gerevich, and Dorothea Tanning. Among people deceased in 1992, John Sturges ranks 58. Before him are James E. Webb, José Ferrer, Lev Gumilyov, James Stirling, Denholm Elliott, and Arletty. After him are Nikolay Bogolyubov, Rihei Sano, Judith Anderson, Larbi Benbarek, Abbas al-Musawi, and Rafael Orozco Maestre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Sturges ranks 2,043 out of 20,380. Before him are Spiro Agnew (1918), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), Adam Scott (1973), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Fats Domino (1928), and Charlie Murphy (1959). After him are Robert J. Shiller (1946), Wilford Brimley (1934), Khloé Kardashian (1984), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), Ray Ewry (1873), and Jackie Coogan (1914).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Sturges ranks 75. Before him are Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), Michael Moore (1954), Henry Hathaway (1898), and Peter Bogdanovich (1939). After him are Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), George Stevens (1904), and John Frankenheimer (1930).

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