FILM DIRECTOR

Terence Young

1915 - 1994

Terence Young

Stewart Terence Herbert Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter who worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and Hollywood. He is best known for directing three James Bond films: the first two films in the series, Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), and Thunderball (1965). His other films include the Audrey Hepburn thrillers Wait Until Dark (1967) and Bloodline (1979), the historical drama Mayerling (1968), the infamous Korean War epic Inchon (1981), and the Charles Bronson films Cold Sweat (1970), Red Sun (1971), and The Valachi Papers (1972). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Terence Young is the 272nd most popular film director (down from 236th in 2019), the 396th most popular biography from China (down from 371st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Film Director.

Terence Young is most famous for being the director of the first James Bond film, Dr. No.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Terence Young ranks 272 out of 2,041. Before him are Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Jerzy Stuhr, Gojko Mitić, Souleymane Cissé, and Béla Tarr. After him are Nanni Moretti, Robert Siodmak, Mario Bava, Bigas Luna, Philippe de Broca, and Karel Zeman.

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Rouben Mamoulian
1897 - 1987
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 266
Douglas Sirk
1897 - 1987
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 267
Jerzy Stuhr
1947 - 2024
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 268
Gojko Mitić
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 269
Souleymane Cissé
1940 - 2025
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 270
Béla Tarr
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 271
Terence Young
1915 - 1994
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 272
Nanni Moretti
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 273
Robert Siodmak
1900 - 1973
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 274
Mario Bava
1914 - 1980
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 275
Bigas Luna
1946 - 2013
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 276
Philippe de Broca
1933 - 2004
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 277
Karel Zeman
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 278

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Terence Young ranks 61. Before him are Liisi Oterma, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Rashid Behbudov, Joseph Greenberg, Gretl Braun, and Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este. After him are Kaoru Ishikawa, Miroslav Filipović, James Tiptree Jr., László Csatáry, Priscilla Lane, and Abba Eban. Among people deceased in 1994, Terence Young ranks 73. Before him are Matt Busby, Sebastian Shaw, Rollo May, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Alain Cuny, and Lionel Stander. After him are Max Bill, Robert Bloch, Federica Montseny, Luis Ocaña, Woody Strode, and Jean Borotra.

Others Born in 1915

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Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 55
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 56
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 57
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 58
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 59
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 60
Terence Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1994
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 61
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 62
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 63
James Tiptree Jr.
WRITER
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 64
László Csatáry
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 65
Priscilla Lane
ACTOR
1915 - 1995
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 66
Abba Eban
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 67