FILM DIRECTOR

Shirley Clarke

1919 - 1997

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Shirley Clarke (née Brimberg; October 2, 1919 – September 23, 1997) was an American filmmaker. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shirley Clarke is the 1,661st most popular film director (down from 1,504th in 2024), the 12,647th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,624th in 2019) and the 476th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Shirley Clarke ranks 1,661 out of 2,041. Before her are Sergey Mikaelyan, Hito Steyerl, Felix van Groeningen, Gianfranco Rosi, Fernando León de Aranoa, and Ari Aster. After her are Deran Sarafian, Christophe Barratier, Olivier Dahan, Jim Wynorski, Andy Tennant, and Andrew Dominik.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Shirley Clarke ranks 339. Before her are Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, Ernie Kovacs, Alan Cottrell, Nellie Connally, and Cornelia Fort. After her are Alexander Courage, Gretchen Fraser, Kaifi Azmi, Marie Windsor, Stanley Middleton, and George Avakian. Among people deceased in 1997, Shirley Clarke ranks 313. Before her are P. H. Newby, Don Messick, Jimmy Witherspoon, William Alland, Troy Ruttman, and Ronald Pope. After her are Jimmy Rogers, Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, Derek Taylor, Chuck Arnold, and Floyd Cramer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shirley Clarke ranks 12,651 out of 20,380. Before her are John B. Floyd (1806), Morris Chestnut (1969), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), Mike Bantom (1951), Ryan Tedder (1979), and Sharon Lawrence (1961). After her are Brian Acton (1972), Bobby Goldsboro (1941), Jackie Fields (1908), Michael T. Weiss (1962), Blake Shelton (1976), and Hughie Thomasson (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Shirley Clarke ranks 476. Before her are Richard LaGravenese (1959), Erle C. Kenton (1896), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Todd Solondz (1959), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), and Ari Aster (1986). After her are Deran Sarafian (1958), Jim Wynorski (1950), Andy Tennant (1955), Lee Daniels (1959), Ruben Fleischer (1974), and Glen Keane (1954).

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