FILM DIRECTOR

William Cameron Menzies

1896 - 1957

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William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American filmmaker who pioneered the discipline of production design, a job title he invented. His career spanned five decades, during which time he also worked as an art director, director, producer, and special effects artist. He began his career during the silent era, and later pioneered the use of color in film for dramatic effect. Over the course of his career, Menzies was nominated for six Academy Awards and won two - one for Best Art Direction, and an Honorary Oscar for his work on Gone with the Wind. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Cameron Menzies is the 851st most popular film director (down from 744th in 2019), the 6,069th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,711th in 2019) and the 220th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Cameron Menzies ranks 851 out of 2,041. Before him are Boris Kaufman, Sergei Loznitsa, Andrea Arnold, Christian Petzold, Stuart Gordon, and Harald Reinl. After him are Atom Egoyan, Alexandre Volkoff, Tate Taylor, Kevin Smith, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, and Tatyana Lioznova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, William Cameron Menzies ranks 180. Before him are Xue Yue, Joseph Schildkraut, Rafael Franco, Yu Dafu, Lado Gudiashvili, and Louis Bromfield. After him are Vasily Gordov, Friedrich Waismann, Rodolfo Terlizzi, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, Ulises Saucedo, and J. Lawton Collins. Among people deceased in 1957, William Cameron Menzies ranks 151. Before him are Arie de Jong, Adeodato Giovanni Piazza, Heinrich Campendonk, Elia Abu Madi, Óscar Domínguez, and Harrison Ford. After him are Walter Nausch, Gustav Mie, Carl Bonde, Kulyash Baiseitova, Anna Haava, and Carl Størmer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Cameron Menzies ranks 6,069 out of 20,380. Before him are John Henry Schwarz (1941), Ronald McNair (1950), Barbara Rush (1927), Wil Wheaton (1972), Michael Dorn (1952), and Anthony Zerbe (1936). After him are Olene Walker (1930), Jonelle Allen (1944), Isiah Thomas (1961), Ted Schroeder (1921), Michael J. Pollard (1939), and Taraji P. Henson (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Cameron Menzies ranks 220. Before him are Gordon Douglas (1907), Paul Morrissey (1938), Todd Phillips (1970), Gregory Hoblit (1944), Frederick Wiseman (1930), and Stuart Gordon (1947). After him are Tate Taylor (1969), Kevin Smith (1970), Hamilton Luske (1903), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Barry Jenkins (1979), and Willis H. O'Brien (1886).

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