FILM DIRECTOR

Ray Harryhausen

1920 - 2013

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Raymond Frederick Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he built upon the techniques of his mentor, Willis H. O’Brien, to develop a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation" and advance the field of cinematic special effects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Harryhausen is the 383rd most popular film director (down from 350th in 2019), the 2,872nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,269th in 2019) and the 106th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ray Harryhausen ranks 383 out of 2,041. Before him are Nadine Trintignant, Marcel Camus, Jacques Doillon, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, James Wong, and Gustaf Gründgens. After him are Carol Reed, Henry King, John McTiernan, Ladislas Starevich, Valerio Zurlini, and Jim Abrahams.

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Among people born in 1920, Ray Harryhausen ranks 123. Before him are Václav Neumann, Meliton Kantaria, Tonino Guerra, Emilio Colombo, Jean Starobinski, and Henry Heimlich. After him are José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Zhou Xuan, Renato Carosone, Pierre Plantard, Marcel Reich-Ranicki, and Albert Memmi. Among people deceased in 2013, Ray Harryhausen ranks 119. Before him are Emilio Colombo, Frederik Pohl, Marie-Claire Alain, Ali Kafi, Ken Norton, and Richard Ramirez. After him are Colin Davis, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Dokka Umarov, Marta Eggerth, Tuncel Kurtiz, and Nguyễn Khánh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Harryhausen ranks 2,872 out of 20,380. Before him are Sela Ward (1956), Perry Como (1912), Joey DeMaio (1954), Jennifer Lawrence (1990), Lloyd Austin (1953), and Billy Dee Williams (1937). After him are Margaret Bourke-White (1904), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), William A. Wheeler (1819), Joel Hastings Metcalf (1866), Gene Vincent (1935), and Gordon Scott (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ray Harryhausen ranks 106. Before him are Jim Henson (1936), Samuel Fuller (1912), Leo McCarey (1898), Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), and Martin Ritt (1914). After him are Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Jim Abrahams (1944), Edward Zwick (1952), Richard Brooks (1912), and Irvin Kershner (1923).

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