FILM DIRECTOR

King Vidor

1894 - 1982

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King Wallis Vidor ( VEE-dor; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions. His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era was The Big Parade (1925). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. King Vidor is the 313th most popular film director (up from 324th in 2019), the 2,401st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,053rd in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, King Vidor ranks 313 out of 2,041. Before him are Lung Chien, John G. Avildsen, Jiří Trnka, Tengiz Abuladze, Mario Monicelli, and Ted Kotcheff. After him are François Ozon, Yuen Woo-ping, Jeannot Szwarc, Edward Dmytryk, Adrian Lyne, and Billy Hayes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, King Vidor ranks 66. Before him are Hans Kramers, Lothar von Richthofen, Boris Lyatoshinsky, Frank Borzage, V. V. Giri, and Francisco Craveiro Lopes. After him are Wilhelm Schepmann, André Kertész, Hans Langsdorff, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Georges Gurvitch, and Albert Leo Schlageter. Among people deceased in 1982, King Vidor ranks 82. Before him are Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Anna German, Otto Hofmann, Leopold Trepper, Roberto Calvi, and Jack Swigert. After him are Ville Ritola, Fazlur Rahman Khan, Wifredo Lam, Jean Girault, Pavel Alexandrov, and Isa Miranda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Vidor ranks 2,401 out of 20,380. Before him are Elizabeth George (1949), Samantha Fox (1950), Robert Wilson (1941), Karl Guthe Jansky (1905), Don L. Lind (1930), and Jack Swigert (1931). After him are Mark Felt (1913), Roy Raymond (1947), Husband E. Kimmel (1882), Gia Carangi (1960), Common (1972), and Billy Martin (1981).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, King Vidor ranks 90. Before him are Stanley Donen (1924), Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), and John G. Avildsen (1935). After him are Billy Hayes (1947), George Roy Hill (1921), Richard Fleischer (1916), John Hughes (1950), Joseph Losey (1909), and Steven Soderbergh (1963).

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