FILM DIRECTOR

Samuel Fuller

1912 - 1997

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Samuel Michael Fuller (August 12, 1912 – October 30, 1997) was an American film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist, and actor. He was known for directing low-budget genre movies with controversial themes, often made outside the conventional studio system. After work as a reporter and a pulp novelist, Fuller wrote his first screenplay for Hats Off in 1936, and made his directorial debut with the Western I Shot Jesse James (1949). He continued to direct several other Westerns and war film throughout the 1950s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Samuel Fuller is the 346th most popular film director (down from 331st in 2019), the 2,632nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,116th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Samuel Fuller ranks 346 out of 2,041. Before him are Satoshi Kon, Ub Iwerks, Jean Girault, Barbet Schroeder, Francis Veber, and Jim Henson. After him are Leo McCarey, William Kennedy Dickson, Kira Muratova, Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, and Dušan Makavejev.

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Among people born in 1912, Samuel Fuller ranks 107. Before him are Yuen Siu-tien, Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, Gordon Gollob, Michel Debré, Barbara W. Tuchman, and Arne Næss. After him are Isidro Lángara, Igor Markevitch, Yaroslav Stetsko, Axel Springer, Jean Françaix, and Aymoré Moreira. Among people deceased in 1997, Samuel Fuller ranks 84. Before him are Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Barbara, Héctor Yazalde, Ernst Wilimowski, Virgilio Barco Vargas, and Edward Mulhare. After him are Manfred von Ardenne, Kunihiko Kodaira, Son Sen, Jean Françaix, Gunpei Yokoi, and Jacinto Quincoces.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Samuel Fuller ranks 2,632 out of 20,380. Before him are Kirsten Dunst (1982), Joan Rivers (1933), Francis Preserved Leavenworth (1858), Jim Henson (1936), Anthony Kiedis (1962), and Robert Trujillo (1964). After him are John Barrymore (1882), Frederick Schule (1879), Johnny Sins (1978), Cesar Romero (1907), Jenna Jameson (1974), and Rick Baker (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Samuel Fuller ranks 101. Before him are Joseph Losey (1909), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Tex Avery (1908), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Ub Iwerks (1901), and Jim Henson (1936). After him are Leo McCarey (1898), Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), and Henry King (1886).

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