FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Surtees

1906 - 1985

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Robert Lee Surtees A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won three Academy Awards for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben-Hur. Surtees worked at various studios, including Universal, UFA, Warner Brothers, and MGM, lighting for notable directors Howard Hawks, Mike Nichols, and William Wyler, gaining him a reputation as one of the most versatile cinematographers of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Surtees is the 604th most popular film director (up from 1,365th in 2019), the 4,455th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,285th in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Surtees ranks 604 out of 2,041. Before him are Ildikó Enyedi, Aleksandr Ptushko, Robert Mulligan, Kaneto Shindo, Roger Deakins, and Burt Kennedy. After him are Les Kurbas, Yuri Norstein, Genndy Tartakovsky, John Badham, Charles Vidor, and Jörn Donner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Robert Surtees ranks 172. Before him are Charley Borah, Flávio Costa, Philo Farnsworth, Princess Anne of Orléans, H. C. Hansen, and Pietro Serantoni. After him are Renate Müller, Knut Kroon, Martí Ventolrà, James Quinn, Jean Leray, and Walter Legge. Among people deceased in 1985, Robert Surtees ranks 116. Before him are Iosif Shklovsky, Georgia Hale, Dmitry Belyayev, Paul Castellano, Oreco, and Benjamin Markarian. After him are Julia Robinson, Omayra Sánchez, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Gale Sondergaard, Gaston Rébuffat, and Sergei Gerasimov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Surtees ranks 4,455 out of 20,380. Before him are Afrika Bambaataa (1957), Burt Kennedy (1922), Nick Bollettieri (1931), Clarence Thomas (1948), David Rasche (1944), and Timothy Dexter (1747). After him are David Riesman (1909), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Alexander Vandegrift (1887), Peggy March (1948), Tim Kang (1973), and Richard G. Hovannisian (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Surtees ranks 159. Before him are Hal Ashby (1929), Jennifer Lee (1971), John Lasseter (1957), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Robert Mulligan (1925), and Burt Kennedy (1922). After him are Abel Ferrara (1951), Stan Winston (1946), Gore Verbinski (1964), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Paul Thomas Anderson (1970), and John Stagliano (1951).

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