FILM DIRECTOR

Mark Robson

1913 - 1978

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Mark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor. He later began working as a director and producer. He directed 34 films during his career, including Champion (1949), Bright Victory (1951), The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954), Peyton Place (1957), The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958), Von Ryan's Express (1965), Valley of the Dolls (1967), and Earthquake (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Robson is the 223rd most popular film director (up from 780th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Canada (up from 257th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mark Robson ranks 223 out of 2,041. Before him are Liliana Cavani, Mike Newell, Jerzy Skolimowski, Stanley Kramer, Bertrand Blier, and Donald P. Bellisario. After him are Theo van Gogh, David Zucker, Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, Robert J. Flaherty, and Guy Ritchie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Mark Robson ranks 67. Before him are Tadao Horie, Irwin Shaw, Tito Gobbi, Luz Long, Stewart Granger, and Stanley Kramer. After him are Vinicius de Moraes, Gert Fröbe, Joe Simon, Gerda Christian, Lloyd Bridges, and Benjamin Bloom. Among people deceased in 1978, Mark Robson ranks 50. Before him are Ida Noddack, Charles Boyer, Musa al-Sadr, Keith Moon, Hannah Höch, and Giovanni Gronchi. After him are Misao Tamai, Ignazio Silone, Jean Améry, Roger Caillois, W. Eugene Smith, and Prince Nicholas of Romania.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Mark Robson ranks 75 out of 1,622. Before him are John Ireland (1914), Charles Brenton Huggins (1901), The Weeknd (1990), Rudolph A. Marcus (1923), Elizabeth Arden (1878), and Glenn Ford (1916). After him are John Candy (1950), John Charles Fields (1863), Ryan Reynolds (1976), Geneviève Bujold (1942), Percy Williams (1908), and Paul Watson (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Mark Robson ranks 4. Before him are James Cameron (1954), Jack L. Warner (1892), and David Cronenberg (1943). After him are Denis Villeneuve (1967), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Edward Dmytryk (1908), Norman Jewison (1926), Denys Arcand (1941), Arthur Hiller (1923), Paul Haggis (1953), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945).

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