FILM DIRECTOR

Ken Hughes

1922 - 2001

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Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001) was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He was an Emmy Award winner and a three-time BAFTA Award nominee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Hughes is the 1,686th most popular film director (down from 1,666th in 2019), the 6,080th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,834th in 2019) and the 125th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Hughes ranks 1,686 out of 2,041. Before him are Malik Bendjelloul, Mani Ratnam, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Errol Morris, Hal Hartley, and Claudia Llosa. After him are Dan Laustsen, Ramanand Sagar, Rory Kennedy, Mantas Kvedaravičius, Karan Johar, and Rainer Simon.

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Among people born in 1922, Ken Hughes ranks 444. Before him are Miller Anderson, Bill Macy, Norman Lear, Arthur Wightman, Bernard Bailyn, and Frank Spellman. After him are Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Gil Merrick, Andy Phillip, Joan Caulfield, Audrey Meadows, and Rajeshwari Chatterjee. Among people deceased in 2001, Ken Hughes ranks 341. Before him are Régine Cavagnoud, Leamon King, Bertie Mee, Tom Kilburn, Fred Neil, and Abraham Beame. After him are Viktor Yakushev, Ronnie Allen, Sidney Dillon Ripley, Arlene Francis, Dale Evans, and Betty Ong.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Hughes ranks 6,082 out of 8,785. Before him are Dorothy Mackaill (1903), Mary Forbes (1883), John Rennie the Elder (1761), Tim Parnell (1932), Jack Huston (1982), and Owen Smith (1970). After him are Hans Matheson (1975), Nellie Sengupta (1886), Gillian Gilbert (1961), Steve Lillywhite (1955), Richard Robarts (1944), and Michael Fallon (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Hughes ranks 125. Before him are Peter Chelsom (1956), James Marsh (1963), Ivor Montagu (1904), Alex Cox (1954), Julien Temple (1953), and Rupert Sanders (1971). After him are Charles Brabin (1882), Trevor Nunn (1940), Neil Marshall (1970), Lynne Ramsay (1969), Simon Wells (1961), and Antonia Bird (1951).

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