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Stanley Kubrick

1928 - 1999

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Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or short stories, spanning a number of genres and gaining recognition for their intense attention to detail, innovative cinematography, extensive set design, and dark humor. Born in New York City, Kubrick taught himself film producing and directing after graduating from high school. After working as a photographer for Look magazine in the late 1940s and early 1950s, he began making low-budget short films and made his first major Hollywood film, The Killing, for United Artists in 1956. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Stanley Kubrick is the 9th most popular film director (down from 7th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from United States (down from 64th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Film Director.

Stanley Kubrick is most famous for directing and producing a number of notable films, including "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "A Clockwork Orange" (1971), "The Shining" (1980), and "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stanley Kubrick ranks 9 out of 2,041. Before him are Hayao Miyazaki, Akira Kurosawa, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, Ingmar Bergman, and Alfred Hitchcock. After him are Sergei Eisenstein, Roman Polanski, D. W. Griffith, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Woody Allen, and Pedro Almodóvar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Stanley Kubrick ranks 7. Before him are Che Guevara, John Forbes Nash Jr., James Watson, Andy Warhol, Hosni Mubarak, and Ennio Morricone. After him are Ariel Sharon, Noam Chomsky, Eduard Shevardnadze, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Chinghiz Aitmatov, and Serge Gainsbourg. Among people deceased in 1999, Stanley Kubrick ranks 1. After him are Hussein of Jordan, Franjo Tuđman, Hassan II of Morocco, Joseph Heller, Fred Trump, Pete Conrad, Scatman John, John F. Kennedy Jr., Gertrude B. Elion, Mario Puzo, and Joaquín Rodrigo.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Kubrick ranks 88 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Lindbergh (1902), Ursula K. Le Guin (1929), Helen Keller (1880), B.B. King (1925), Brigham Young (1801), and Jack London (1876). After him are Robin Williams (1951), John Glenn (1921), Al Capone (1899), Stephen King (1947), Caitlyn Jenner (1949), and John D. Rockefeller (1839).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stanley Kubrick ranks 4. Before him are Steven Spielberg (1946), Martin Scorsese (1942), and David Lynch (1946). After him are D. W. Griffith (1875), Woody Allen (1935), Francis Ford Coppola (1939), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), George Lucas (1944), Michael Mann (1943), Quentin Tarantino (1963), and John Ford (1894).

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