FILM DIRECTOR

Stanley Donen

1924 - 2019

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Stanley Donen ( DON-ən; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer. He received the Honorary Academy Award in 1998, and the Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2004. Four of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. Donen began his career as a dancer in the chorus line on Broadway for director George Abbott. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Donen is the 294th most popular film director (up from 348th in 2019), the 2,288th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,259th in 2019) and the 84th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stanley Donen ranks 294 out of 2,041. Before him are John Frankenheimer, Youssef Chahine, Frank Darabont, Leonid Gaidai, Sam Raimi, and Frank Borzage. After him are Henri Verneuil, Mamoru Oshii, David Hamilton, Marco Bellocchio, Denis Villeneuve, and Tobe Hooper.

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Among people born in 1924, Stanley Donen ranks 100. Before him are Noboru Takeshita, Maria Riva, Madame Nhu, Alexander Haig, Rikidōzan, and Katy Jurado. After him are Daniel arap Moi, Ottmar Walter, Lee Iacocca, Tengiz Abuladze, Israel Tal, and Edwin Ernest Salpeter. Among people deceased in 2019, Stanley Donen ranks 99. Before him are Mark Hollis, Vladimir Bukovsky, William Levada, Šaban Šaulić, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Jan-Michael Vincent. After him are Luke Perry, ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tomi Ungerer, Yukiya Amano, Lee Iacocca, and György Konrád.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Donen ranks 2,288 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Borzage (1894), Abner Doubleday (1819), Johnny Ramone (1948), Steve Vai (1960), Sojourner Truth (1797), and Elmer Bernstein (1922). After him are Solomon Northup (1808), Hetty Green (1834), John Ratcliffe (1965), Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953), Lucille Ball (1911), and Robert Grant Aitken (1864).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stanley Donen ranks 84. Before him are Andrew Davis (1946), Wes Anderson (1969), George Stevens (1904), John Frankenheimer (1930), Sam Raimi (1959), and Frank Borzage (1894). After him are Tobe Hooper (1943), Raoul Walsh (1887), Michael Bay (1965), Paul Schrader (1946), John G. Avildsen (1935), and King Vidor (1894).

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