FILM DIRECTOR

Melville Shavelson

1917 - 2007

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Melville Shavelson (April 1, 1917 – August 8, 2007) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author. He was President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAw) from 1969 to 1971, 1979 to 1981, and 1985 to 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Melville Shavelson is the 1,019th most popular film director (up from 1,312th in 2019), the 7,204th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,799th in 2019) and the 256th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Melville Shavelson ranks 1,019 out of 2,041. Before him are Med Hondo, Vittorio De Seta, Frédéric Rossif, Michel Boisrond, Danis Tanović, and Álex de la Iglesia. After him are Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, Spike Jonze, Christopher McQuarrie, Marleen Gorris, and Michael Chapman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Melville Shavelson ranks 247. Before him are Babiker Awadalla, Fyodor Khitruk, Rudolf Gnägi, John Berry, Odd Lundberg, and Kamal Ranadive. After him are Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, and Edgar Barth. Among people deceased in 2007, Melville Shavelson ranks 271. Before him are Angelo Conterno, Carlo Clerici, Jef Planckaert, Raymond Kaelbel, Joseph Nérette, and Giorgio Anglesio. After him are Tetsuo Okamoto, Benito Lorenzi, Adam Kozłowiecki, Beverly Sills, Édouard Gagnon, and Joey Bishop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melville Shavelson ranks 7,206 out of 20,380. Before him are Keith Ferguson (1972), Herschel Savage (1952), Harley Race (1943), Nolan Ryan (1947), Malcom McLean (1913), and Miles Teller (1987). After him are Charles Sibley (1917), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Helen Murray Free (1923), Larry Brown (1940), Bitsie Tulloch (1981), and Randy Johnson (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Melville Shavelson ranks 256. Before him are Irwin Allen (1916), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), and John Berry (1917). After him are Spike Jonze (1969), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Michael Chapman (1935), Chad Stahelski (1968), Tom DiCillo (1953), and Jack Conway (1887).

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