FILM DIRECTOR

Val Guest

1911 - 2006

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Val Guest (born Valmond Maurice Grossman; 11 December 1911 – 10 May 2006) was an English film director and screenwriter. Beginning as a writer (and later director) of comedy films, he is best known for his work for Hammer, for whom he directed 14 films, and for his science fiction films. He enjoyed a long career in the film industry from the early 1930s until the early 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Val Guest is the 1,614th most popular film director (down from 1,456th in 2024), the 5,757th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,048th in 2019) and the 120th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Val Guest ranks 1,614 out of 2,041. Before him are Niki Caro, Terry George, Lav Diaz, Caroline Link, Tariq Anwar, and Kasi Lemmons. After him are McG, Ted Demme, Peter Chelsom, Sándor Sára, James Marsh, and John McNaughton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Val Guest ranks 383. Before him are Rudi Ball, Phil Silvers, Foy Draper, Norman Malcolm, Josef Krejci, and Ann Doran. After him are Rezső Somlai, Hugh Marlowe, Kristian Henriksen, Hank Greenberg, Anthony Boucher, and Fe del Mundo. Among people deceased in 2006, Val Guest ranks 376. Before him are Lamar Hunt, Soraya, Geir Ivarsøy, Payao Poontarat, Al Harker, and Jack Wild. After him are Gernot Jurtin, Ellen Willis, John Spencer, Jon Nödtveidt, Nellie Connally, and Kevin Berry.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Val Guest ranks 5,759 out of 8,785. Before him are Walter Smith (1948), John Evan (1948), Helen Bannerman (1862), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), and Kenneth Williams (1926). After him are Peter Doherty (1913), Gary McKinnon (1966), Margaret Wycherly (1881), Des'ree (1968), Sonya Walger (1974), and James Vaughan (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Val Guest ranks 120. Before him are Clive Donner (1926), Peter Glenville (1913), Phyllida Lloyd (1957), Simon Monjack (1970), Oliver Parker (1960), and Terry George (1952). After him are Peter Chelsom (1956), James Marsh (1963), Ivor Montagu (1904), Alex Cox (1954), Julien Temple (1953), and Rupert Sanders (1971).

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