FILM DIRECTOR

Sam Wood

1883 - 1949

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Samuel Grosvenor Wood (July 10, 1883 – September 22, 1949) was an American film director and producer who is best known for having directed such Hollywood hits as A Night at the Opera, A Day at the Races, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Pride of the Yankees, and For Whom the Bell Tolls and for his uncredited work directing parts of Gone with the Wind. He was also involved in a few acting and writing projects. As a youth, Wood developed an enthusiasm for physical fitness that persisted into his senior years and influenced his interest in making sports-themed films. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sam Wood is the 496th most popular film director (up from 512th in 2019), the 3,661st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,238th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sam Wood ranks 496 out of 2,041. Before him are Yoshiyuki Tomino, Alain Corneau, Walter Ruttmann, Alessandro Blasetti, André Cayatte, and Umberto Lenzi. After him are Yves Allégret, Mauro Bolognini, Richard Lester, Takashi Miike, Hiroshi Teshigahara, and Nick Castle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Sam Wood ranks 112. Before him are Isaak Brodsky, Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Umberto Saba, Henri Maspero, Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, and Ikki Kita. After him are Richard Gerstl, Luigi Ganna, Dmytro Dontsov, Paul Levi, Hasui Kawase, and Johann Kremer. Among people deceased in 1949, Sam Wood ranks 80. Before him are Otto Wächter, Ginette Neveu, Alejandro Lerroux, Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe, Koçi Xoxe, and Frank Morgan. After him are Nándor Dáni, Otto Nerz, Tan Malaka, Boris Asafyev, Martin Knudsen, and Ivan Poddubny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sam Wood ranks 3,661 out of 20,380. Before him are Gerry Mulligan (1927), Dean Rusk (1909), Katharine Graham (1917), Archie Shepp (1937), Winfield Scott (1786), and Joan Jett (1958). After him are Geraldine Farrar (1882), Ronnie Van Zant (1948), Charlie Ruggles (1886), Mary-Louise Parker (1964), Harris Yulin (1937), and Lauren Graham (1967).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sam Wood ranks 132. Before him are D. J. Caruso (1965), Curtis Hanson (1945), Jerome Robbins (1918), Delbert Mann (1920), Norman Taurog (1899), and Tom McCarthy (1966). After him are Richard Lester (1932), Nick Castle (1947), J. J. Abrams (1966), Clarence Brown (1890), Richard Thorpe (1896), and Don Bluth (1937).

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