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Kenneth Turan

1946 - Today

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Kenneth Turan (; born October 27, 1946) is an American retired film critic, author, and lecturer in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California. He was a film critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1991 until 2020 and was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "arguably the most widely read film critic in the town most associated with the making of movies". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Turan is the 6,962nd most popular writer (up from 7,054th in 2019), the 15,390th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,094th in 2019) and the 1,086th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Kenneth Turan ranks 6,962 out of 7,302. Before him are Allen Drury, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Kate DiCamillo, Anne Waldman, Raymond Benson, and Ken Liu. After him are Mariam Petrosyan, Kossi Efoui, Samanta Schweblin, Joy Harjo, Ruth Park, and Sandi Toksvig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Kenneth Turan ranks 812. Before him are Manfred Stengl, Christopher Malcolm, Felicity Kendal, Peter Dodson, Eddie Holman, and Richard N. Richards. After him are John Hollins, Johnny Crawford, Bobby Rush, Don Chaney, Terry Hart, and Bishan Singh Bedi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Turan ranks 15,397 out of 20,380. Before him are John Chafee (1922), Little Jimmy Dickens (1920), Tiffany Cohen (1966), Dominic L. Pudwill Gorie (1957), Rupert Crosse (1927), and David Dobkin (1969). After him are Nicole Sullivan (1970), Torrie Wilson (1975), Lil Tecca (2002), Eddie McClintock (1967), Rob Corddry (1971), and Stacy Keibler (1979).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Turan ranks 1,086. Before him are Edward P. Jones (1950), Ernest Cline (1972), Allen Drury (1918), Kate DiCamillo (1964), Anne Waldman (1945), and Raymond Benson (1955). After him are Joy Harjo (1951), Jenny Han (1980), Patrick Ness (1971), Jim Butcher (1971), Walter Jon Williams (1953), and Neil Strauss (1969).

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