FILM DIRECTOR

Peter Bogdanovich

1939 - 2022

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Peter Bogdanovich (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started out his career as a young actor studying under Stella Adler before working as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire and finally becoming a prominent filmmaker of the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Bogdanovich worked as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels (1966). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Bogdanovich is the 257th most popular film director (down from 256th in 2019), the 2,038th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,682nd in 2019) and the 74th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Peter Bogdanovich ranks 257 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Moore, Lucio Fulci, Henry Hathaway, Anatole Litvak, Shohei Imamura, and Jacques Becker. After him are John Sturges, Mike Nichols, Sven Nykvist, Jane Campion, Roger Corman, and Jean Epstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Peter Bogdanovich ranks 94. Before him are Ruggero Deodato, Fritjof Capra, Eugene Fama, Yoshinobu Ishii, Boris Kolker, and Nobuyuki Oishi. After him are Guntis Ulmanis, Cynthia Lennon, Lucia Popp, Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, and Paul Hogan. Among people deceased in 2022, Peter Bogdanovich ranks 94. Before him are Ruggero Deodato, Boris Pahor, Scott Hall, Viktor Saneyev, Wim Jansen, and Leonel Sánchez. After him are Saul Kripke, Michel Bouquet, Javier Marías, Toshiki Kaifu, Patrick Tambay, and David Warner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Bogdanovich ranks 2,038 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Ameche (1908), Anna Nicole Smith (1967), George W. De Long (1844), Sidney Bechet (1897), James Baldwin (1924), and Spiro Agnew (1918). After him are Adam Scott (1973), Walter Bradford Cannon (1871), Fats Domino (1928), Charlie Murphy (1959), John Sturges (1910), and Robert J. Shiller (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Peter Bogdanovich ranks 74. Before him are Ryan Murphy (1965), Richard Donner (1930), Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), Michael Moore (1954), and Henry Hathaway (1898). After him are John Sturges (1910), Roger Corman (1926), Gus Van Sant (1952), Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), and George Stevens (1904).

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