FILM DIRECTOR

Richard Brooks

1912 - 1992

Photo of Richard Brooks

Icon of person Richard Brooks

Richard Brooks (born Reuben Sax; May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Academy Awards in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Brooks is the 394th most popular film director (up from 423rd in 2019), the 2,938th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,703rd in 2019) and the 111th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Richard Brooks by language

Loading...

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Brooks ranks 394 out of 2,041. Before him are Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, Georgiy Daneliya, and Claire Denis. After him are Kinji Fukasaku, Irvin Kershner, Gaspar Noé, Mervyn LeRoy, Robert Stevenson, and Just Jaeckin.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Richard Brooks ranks 117. Before him are Axel Springer, Jean Françaix, Aymoré Moreira, Marcel Camus, Muriel Humphrey Brown, and Perry Como. After him are Marta Eggerth, Martha Scott, Juan Carlos Aramburu, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, Martin Schwarzschild, and Wendy Hiller. Among people deceased in 1992, Richard Brooks ranks 88. Before him are Franziska Donner, Maria Reiter, Princess Margaret of Denmark, Mary Norton, Robert Muldoon, and Marisa Mell. After him are Petra Kelly, Audre Lorde, Deng Yingchao, Camarón de la Isla, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu, and Heinrich Eberbach.

Others Born in 1912

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1992

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Brooks ranks 2,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Judy Chicago (1939), Walter Tevis (1928), Carol W. Greider (1961), Matt Cameron (1962), Johns Hopkins (1795), and C. I. Lewis (1883). After him are Langston Hughes (1902), George Reeves (1914), Alan King (1927), Irvin Kershner (1923), Heather Locklear (1961), and Charles M. Rice (1952).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Brooks ranks 111. Before him are Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), Jim Abrahams (1944), and Edward Zwick (1952). After him are Irvin Kershner (1923), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), Sofia Coppola (1971), and Zack Snyder (1966).

American born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous