FILM DIRECTOR

William Castle

1914 - 1977

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William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is known for the horror and thriller B-movies he directed during the 1950s and ‘60s, which utilized distinctive promotional gimmicks. Born in New York City and orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Castle is the 967th most popular film director (up from 1,150th in 2019), the 6,877th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,496th in 2019) and the 245th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Castle ranks 967 out of 2,041Before him are Safi Faye, Kevin S. Bright, Tadashi Imai, Jonathan Nolan, Helmut Käutner, and Mikael Håfström. After him are Jørgen Leth, Giuseppe Amato, Kad Merad, Pasqualino De Santis, Gregg Toland, and Raymond Bernard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, William Castle ranks 273Before him are Robert R. Wilson, Jaap Bakema, Nikolay Makarov, Henri Laborit, Leabua Jonathan, and Fumio Hayasaka. After him are Krishan Chander, Helen Johns, Zainul Abedin, Oscar Heisserer, Alan Bullock, and Julio Caro Baroja. Among people deceased in 1977, William Castle ranks 185Before him are Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, Franco Rol, Ulises Poirier, Boris Markov, and Alexander Galich. After him are Mike Parkes, Raymond Bernard, Krishan Chander, Geraldine Brooks, Alexander Volkov, and Otto Kaiser.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Castle ranks 6,879 out of 20,380Before him are Gil Amelio (1943), Katharine Houghton (1945), John W. Foster (1836), Josh Radnor (1974), Kevin Durant (1988), and Alan Wilson (1943). After him are Jonah Hill (1983), Jessica Harper (1949), Frank Schlesinger (1871), James Hansen (1941), Jared Isaacman (1983), and John Slattery (1962).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Castle ranks 245Before him are Preston Sturges (1898), Walter Lang (1896), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Randall Wallace (1949), John Cromwell (1886), and Kevin S. Bright (1954). After him are Gregg Toland (1904), Shane Black (1961), Randal Kleiser (1946), Matt Reeves (1966), Irwin Allen (1916), and Ben Sharpsteen (1895).