FILM DIRECTOR

Leo McCarey

1898 - 1969

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Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, including the critically acclaimed Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John, and An Affair to Remember. While focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, McCarey turned towards producing more socially conscious and overtly religious films during the 1940s, ultimately finding success and acclaim in both genres. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leo McCarey is the 347th most popular film director (down from 327th in 2019), the 2,641st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,094th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Leo McCarey ranks 347 out of 2,041. Before him are Ub Iwerks, Jean Girault, Barbet Schroeder, Francis Veber, Jim Henson, and Samuel Fuller. After him are William Kennedy Dickson, Kira Muratova, Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, and Jean Rouch.

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Among people born in 1898, Leo McCarey ranks 84. Before him are István Dobi, Matvei Zakharov, August Hirt, Eben Dönges, Gulzarilal Nanda, and Vladimir Fock. After him are Emil Artin, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Leon Štukelj, and Hans Globke. Among people deceased in 1969, Leo McCarey ranks 68. Before him are Jiří Trnka, Kimon Georgiev, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Ramón Grau, Mark Bernes, and Tom Naudé. After him are Léon Brillouin, Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Joseph Kosma, Adolfo López Mateos, Rómulo Gallegos, and Frederic Bartlett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 2,641 out of 20,380. Before him are Johnny Sins (1978), Cesar Romero (1907), Jenna Jameson (1974), Rick Baker (1950), Richard Williams (1942), and Martin Luther King Sr. (1899). After him are Christina Aguilera (1980), John Breckinridge (1760), Christopher Latham Sholes (1819), Michael Phelps (1985), Jean Tatlock (1914), and Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 102. Before him are Steven Soderbergh (1963), Tex Avery (1908), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Ub Iwerks (1901), Jim Henson (1936), and Samuel Fuller (1912). After him are Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), and John McTiernan (1951).

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