FILM DIRECTOR

Lowell Thomas

1892 - 1981

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Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He authored more than fifty non-fiction books, mostly travel narratives and popular biographies of explorers and military men. Between 1930 and the mid-1950s, Thomas appeared regularly on radio and television as a travel and news commentator, and was a narrator of Movietone newsreels shown in cinemas. Thomas was especially known for the writings and documentary films that turned T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) into an international celebrity. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lowell Thomas is the 1,701st most popular film director (down from 1,668th in 2019), the 13,368th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,566th in 2019) and the 499th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lowell Thomas ranks 1,701 out of 2,041Before him are Charles Brabin, Trevor Nunn, Neil Marshall, Na Hong-jin, Subhash Ghai, and Brenda Chapman. After him are Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Joseph Pevney, Valentyn Vasyanovych, Michel Franco, Stacy Peralta, and Byron Howard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Lowell Thomas ranks 306Before him are Alfred Lunt, Ruth Roland, Wilhelm Lützow, William Demarest, William Beaudine, and Abel Kiviat. After him are Claire Du Brey, Rose McConnell Long, Hoot Gibson, Eva Bowring, and Eric Harrison. Among people deceased in 1981, Lowell Thomas ranks 293Before him are Trevor Coker, George Walsh, Yefim Dzigan, Roy Brown, Tampa Red, and Patsy Kelly. After him are Tiny Thompson, Graham Whitehead, Madge Evans, Barbara Bedford, Randhir Singh Gentle, and Ella Hall.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lowell Thomas ranks 13,372 out of 20,380Before him are Sidney Drell (1926), Angela Kinsey (1971), Brenda Chapman (1962), Cain Velasquez (1982), Kurt Warner (1971), and James S. Voss (1949). After him are Marguerite Marsh (1888), Kelsey Plum (1994), Chris Botti (1962), Lew Cody (1884), Nicholas F. Brady (1930), and Maury Povich (1939).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lowell Thomas ranks 499Before him are Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Nimród Antal (1973), Errol Morris (1948), Hal Hartley (1959), Rory Kennedy (1968), and Brenda Chapman (1962). After him are Joseph Pevney (1911), Stacy Peralta (1957), Bill Plympton (1946), Oscar Micheaux (1884), John Carl Buechler (1952), and Mark Romanek (1959).