FILM DIRECTOR

Richard Donner

1930 - 2021

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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer and actor. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His 50-year career crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Donner is the 232nd most popular film director (down from 196th in 2019), the 1,913th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,341st in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Film Director.

Richard Donner is most famous for directing the 1978 film Superman.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Richard Donner ranks 232 out of 2,041. Before him are Marco Ferreri, Otar Iosseliani, Robert J. Flaherty, Guy Ritchie, Julien Duvivier, and Ryan Murphy. After him are Věra Chytilová, Yılmaz Güney, Michael Cacoyannis, Robert Wiene, John Schlesinger, and Otto Preminger.

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Among people born in 1930, Richard Donner ranks 104. Before him are Choe Yong-rim, Hilderaldo Bellini, Mauro Ramos, Pavel Popovich, Ben Gazzara, and Robert Loggia. After him are Rod Taylor, William C. Campbell, Tadao Kobayashi, Michel Serres, Sławomir Mrożek, and Jānis Pujats. Among people deceased in 2021, Richard Donner ranks 92. Before him are Mamnoon Hussain, Bernard Tapie, Jean-Luc Nancy, George Jung, Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and John McAfee. After him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Ronald DeFeo Jr., Christa Ludwig, Abdelkader Bensalah, Max Mosley, and Manuel Santana.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Donner ranks 1,913 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), Samuel R. Delany (1942), Carroll Baker (1931), Harvey S. Firestone (1868), Ryan Murphy (1965), and William Henry Pickering (1858). After him are David McClelland (1917), Tobey Maguire (1975), Ronald DeFeo Jr. (1951), Jack Parsons (1914), John La Farge (1835), and Jerry Zucker (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Richard Donner ranks 69. Before him are Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), David Zucker (1947), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), and Ryan Murphy (1965). After him are Nicholas Ray (1911), James Foley (1953), Michael Moore (1954), Henry Hathaway (1898), Peter Bogdanovich (1939), and John Sturges (1910).

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