FILM DIRECTOR

Julie Taymor

1952 - Today

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Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design. Her 2002 film Frida, about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, was nominated for five Academy Awards, including a Best Original Song nomination for Taymor's composition "Burn It Blue". She also directed the 2007 jukebox musical film Across the Universe, based on the music of the Beatles. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Julie Taymor is the 1,302nd most popular film director (down from 1,271st in 2019), the 9,348th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,526th in 2019) and the 346th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Julie Taymor ranks 1,302 out of 2,041. Before her are Rob Bowman, Gregg Araki, Pierre Morel, Céline Sciamma, George Abbott, and Eric Kripke. After her are Fyodor Bondarchuk, Iosif Kheifits, Steve Miner, Roger Allers, Alan Crosland, and Bertrand Bonello.

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Among people born in 1952, Julie Taymor ranks 501. Before her are Brigitte Ahrenholz, Darya Dontsova, Inese Vaidere, Nicholas Hooper, Christine Estabrook, and Rick Scott. After her are Clarke Peters, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Rodolfo Neri Vela, Margit Schumann, Mohamed Said Fofana, and Vladimir Vasyutin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julie Taymor ranks 9,350 out of 20,380. Before her are Lizzie Velásquez (1989), Christopher George (1931), Eric Kripke (1974), Lauren Lane (1961), Clint Howard (1959), and Moira Kelly (1968). After her are Lloyd C. Douglas (1877), George J. Mitchell (1933), Ricky Schroder (1970), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Daniel Akaka (1924), and Alexei Panshin (1940).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Julie Taymor ranks 346. Before her are Alfred E. Green (1889), Leon Shamroy (1901), Rob Bowman (1960), Gregg Araki (1959), George Abbott (1887), and Eric Kripke (1974). After her are Steve Miner (1951), Roger Allers (1949), Alan Crosland (1894), Wally Pfister (1961), Douglas Trumbull (1942), and David Koepp (1963).

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