FILM DIRECTOR

Michael Anderson

1920 - 2018

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Michael Joseph Anderson Sr (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was an English film and television director. His career spanned nearly 50 years across three countries, working at various times in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada. His most critically and commercially successful works include the World War II film The Dam Busters (1955), the dystopian sci-fi film Logan's Run (1976), and the comedy adventure epic Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture. Anderson received nominations for the Best Director Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Director for Around the World in 80 Days. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Anderson is the 471st most popular film director (down from 424th in 2019), the 2,010th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,621st in 2019) and the 38th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Michael Anderson ranks 471 out of 2,041. Before him are Anton Corbijn, David Byrne, D. J. Caruso, Walter Frentz, Curtis Hanson, and Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina. After him are J. Stuart Blackton, Thomas Vinterberg, Philippe Garrel, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Jerome Robbins, and André Téchiné.

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Among people born in 1920, Michael Anderson ranks 147. Before him are Alf Ramsey, John Maynard Smith, Paik Sun-yup, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, and Thomas Szasz. After him are Heinz Kessler, Delbert Mann, Martine Carol, Philippa Foot, Josefa Iloilo, and José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell. Among people deceased in 2018, Michael Anderson ranks 141. Before him are Soon-Tek Oh, Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, Serge Dassault, Aharon Appelfeld, Dennis Nilsen, and Lill-Babs. After him are Peter G. Peterson, Whitey Bulger, June Whitfield, Roger Piantoni, Oleg Tabakov, and Venantino Venantini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Anderson ranks 2,010 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Bates (1934), Joanne Whalley (1961), Charles Hatchett (1765), Gerry Adams (1948), Paul Gallagher (1954), and William Smith (1813). After him are Rachel Ward (1957), William Elford Leach (1791), William Buckland (1784), Sister Nivedita (1867), Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886), and Alan Walker (1997).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Michael Anderson ranks 38. Before him are Michael Apted (1941), Andrew V. McLaglen (1920), John Boorman (1933), Sam Mendes (1965), David Yates (1963), and David Byrne (1952). After him are J. Stuart Blackton (1875), Mike Leigh (1943), Nicolas Roeg (1928), Peter Yates (1929), Derek Jarman (1942), and Paul W. S. Anderson (1965).

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