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Timothy Treadwell

1957 - 2003

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Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. He lived among coastal brown bears (Ursus arctos gyas) in Katmai National Park, Alaska, for 13 summers. On October 5, 2003, Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were killed and almost fully eaten by a 28-year-old male bear whose stomach was later found to contain human remains and clothing. Treadwell's life, work, and death were the subject of Werner Herzog's critically acclaimed documentary film Grizzly Man (2005). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Timothy Treadwell is the 779th most popular film director (up from 834th in 2019), the 5,649th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,315th in 2019) and the 200th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Timothy Treadwell ranks 779 out of 2,041. Before him are Mamoru Hosoda, Raoul Servais, André Roosevelt, Giuseppe Rotunno, Friz Freleng, and Gianfranco Parolini. After him are Joshua Logan, Richard Oswald, Laura Mulvey, Eli Roth, Stuart Rosenberg, and Fatih Akin.

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Among people born in 1957, Timothy Treadwell ranks 204. Before him are Bojan Križaj, Adri van Tiggelen, Roberto Azevêdo, Inès de La Fressange, Aliko Dangote, and Cécilia Attias. After him are Michael Foreman, Kevin Pollak, Jakob Nielsen, Tsai Ming-liang, Goodluck Jonathan, and Jean-Christophe Yoccoz. Among people deceased in 2003, Timothy Treadwell ranks 194. Before him are Dorothee Sölle, Tony Thompson, Hans Hotter, Emil Loteanu, Blaga Dimitrova, and Carlo Urbani. After him are Francesco Colasuonno, Fadwa Tuqan, Saifuddin Azizi, Fidel Sánchez Hernández, Philip Stone, and Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Timothy Treadwell ranks 5,649 out of 20,380. Before him are Louise Dresser (1878), Asia Carrera (1973), Jesse Jane (1980), Charlie Scott (1948), Margaret Geller (1947), and George Calnan (1900). After him are Tammy Wynette (1942), Tera Patrick (1976), Ansel Adams (1902), Paul Rand (1914), Lee Wallard (1910), and Kenny Ortega (1950).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Timothy Treadwell ranks 200. Before him are Gavin O'Connor (1963), Jack Arnold (1916), Chris Carter (1956), Henry Selick (1952), Budd Boetticher (1916), and Friz Freleng (1906). After him are Joshua Logan (1908), Eli Roth (1972), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), David Miller (1909), and Robert Towne (1934).

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