FILM DIRECTOR

Ralph Nelson

1916 - 1987

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Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. He was best known for directing Lilies of the Field (1963), Father Goose (1964), and Charly (1968), films which won Academy Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Nelson is the 868th most popular film director (up from 930th in 2019), the 6,154th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,960th in 2019) and the 227th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ralph Nelson ranks 868 out of 2,041Before him are Joe Wright, Alain Cavalier, Barry Jenkins, Steno, Willis H. O'Brien, and Raoul Coutard. After him are Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Ari Folman, Bruno Dumont, Esfir Shub, Jean Grémillon, and Nelson Pereira dos Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ralph Nelson ranks 180Before him are Fiorenzo Angelini, Herbert Norkus, Nadya Nozharova, Anne Hébert, Yasuji Miyazaki, and Nelly Landry. After him are Shigeo Arai, Herbert Friedman, Edward Binns, Guy Lapébie, José Joaquín Trejos Fernández, and Delio Rodríguez. Among people deceased in 1987, Ralph Nelson ranks 155Before him are Oscar Casanovas, Joseph Höffner, Giovanni Arpino, Madeleine Carroll, Conny Plank, and Paul Janes. After him are John Mikaelsson, Jacob Taubes, J. Lawton Collins, Gerardo Diego, Yūjirō Ishihara, and Gioacchino Colombo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Nelson ranks 6,154 out of 20,380Before him are Sally Yates (1960), Taylor Lautner (1992), L. Scott Caldwell (1950), Jerry Allison (1939), Edna Ferber (1885), and Robert Urich (1946). After him are George Constantine (1918), Jay O'Brien (1883), David Paich (1954), Felicia Farr (1932), Afeni Shakur (1947), and Lauren Cohan (1982).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ralph Nelson ranks 227Before him are Tate Taylor (1969), Kevin Smith (1970), Hamilton Luske (1903), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Barry Jenkins (1979), and Willis H. O'Brien (1886). After him are Antoine Fuqua (1966), Todd Haynes (1961), Charles Shyer (1951), Mary Lambert (1951), Mimi Leder (1952), and Godfrey Reggio (1940).