FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Burks

1909 - 1968

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Leslie Robert Burks A.S.C. (July 4, 1909 – May 11, 1968) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Burks is the 1,422nd most popular film director (down from 1,325th in 2019), the 10,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,880th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Burks ranks 1,422 out of 2,041. Before him are Vasily Goncharov, Robert Lepage, Oleg Sentsov, François Dupeyron, Lucrecia Martel, and William Desmond Taylor. After him are Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Francesca Comencini, Len Wiseman, Albert Serra, Rian Johnson, and Curt Goetz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Robert Burks ranks 370. Before him are Milt Kahl, Solomon Linda, Friedrich Scherfke, Harold Smith, Eleanor Garatti, and Frances Dee. After him are Joyce Cooper, Eileen Hiscock, Juan Pedevilla, Montgomery Wilson, Wallace Stegner, and Ann Sothern. Among people deceased in 1968, Robert Burks ranks 249. Before him are Oswald Zappelli, Harry Hebner, Jennie Fletcher, Virgilio Levratto, Marcel Pinel, and Alexander Hall. After him are Harold Nicolson, Little Willie John, Nikolay Akimov, Virginia Weidler, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, and Virginia Valli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Burks ranks 10,373 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary Ford (1924), Dan Calichman (1968), Tony MacAlpine (1960), Eugene Bullard (1895), Paul Motian (1931), and Narada Michael Walden (1952). After him are Billy Eckstine (1914), Dean Kamen (1951), Matt Sydal (1983), Mike Godwin (1956), David M. Walker (1944), and Aaron Neville (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Burks ranks 382. Before him are Joseph Ruben (1950), Frank Tashlin (1913), Jon Avnet (1949), Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Tom Shadyac (1958), and Hugh Wilson (1943). After him are Len Wiseman (1973), Rian Johnson (1973), D. A. Pennebaker (1925), Victor Schertzinger (1888), Brian Helgeland (1961), and Judd Apatow (1967).

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