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Tony Richardson

1928 - 1991

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Cecil Antonio Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director, producer and screenwriter, whose career spanned five decades. He was identified with the "angry young men" group of British directors and playwrights during the 1950s, and was later a key figure in the British New Wave filmmaking movement. His films Look Back in Anger (1959), The Entertainer (1960), A Taste of Honey (1961), and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) are considered classics of kitchen sink realism. He won the 1964 Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for the film Tom Jones. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Richardson is the 207th most popular film director (up from 223rd in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 952nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Film Director.

Tony Richardson was an English theatre and film director, producer, actor and theatre manager. He is most famous for directing the films Tom Jones, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, and The Entertainer.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tony Richardson ranks 207 out of 2,041. Before him are Stephen Frears, Ivan Reitman, Barry Levinson, Lina Wertmüller, Roy Andersson, and Francesco Rosi. After him are Vsevolod Pudovkin, Garry Marshall, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Frank Lloyd, and Robert Aldrich.

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Among people born in 1928, Tony Richardson ranks 80. Before him are Hans Modrow, Gustav Leonhardt, Lina Wertmüller, Capucine, Musa al-Sadr, and Gaston Thorn. After him are Seki Matsunaga, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Elias James Corey, Manfred Rommel, Bernard Cribbins, and Robert Sheckley. Among people deceased in 1991, Tony Richardson ranks 47. Before him are Claudio Arrau, Salvador Luria, Leo Fender, Alfonso García Robles, Richard Stone, and George Stigler. After him are Ivan Kozhedub, Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Daigoro Kondo, Jean Arthur, Gene Tierney, and James Irwin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Richardson ranks 1,073 out of 8,785. Before him are Anthony Head (1954), Van Morrison (1945), Tom Holland (1996), Fraser Stoddart (1942), Twiggy (1949), and Benjamin Hornigold (1680). After him are Robert Grosseteste (1175), Peter Benenson (1921), Roger Scruton (1944), Slash (1965), Peter Tait (1831), and Thomas Cavendish (1560).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Tony Richardson ranks 14. Before him are Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Peter Greenaway (1942), Michael Powell (1905), Danny Boyle (1956), and Stephen Frears (1941). After him are Frank Lloyd (1886), Mike Newell (1942), Guy Ritchie (1968), John Schlesinger (1926), David Hamilton (1933), and Adrian Lyne (1941).

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