FILM DIRECTOR

Wolfgang Reitherman

1909 - 1985

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Wolfgang Reitherman (June 26, 1909 – May 22, 1985), also known and sometimes credited as Woolie Reitherman, was a German-American animator, director and producer. As a member of the "Nine Old Men" at Walt Disney Productions, Reitherman was known for his action-oriented animation. Born in Munich, Reitherman relocated to the United States with his family. He attended Pasadena Junior College and briefly worked as a draftsman for Douglas Aircraft Company. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfgang Reitherman is the 441st most popular film director (down from 389th in 2019), the 2,403rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,085th in 2019) and the 20th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Wolfgang Reitherman ranks 441 out of 2,041. Before him are Assi Dayan, Michael Radford, Yves Boisset, Guy Hamilton, Kon Ichikawa, and Jacques Tourneur. After him are Alf Sjöberg, Russ Meyer, Alberto Lattuada, Václav Vorlíček, Alexander Korda, and Chuck Lorre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Wolfgang Reitherman ranks 110. Before him are Roberto Burle Marx, C. Northcote Parkinson, Dorothy Round, Sigmund Rascher, Héctor José Cámpora, and Seichō Matsumoto. After him are Pavle Đurišić, Juan José Nogués, Patricia Hayes, Homi J. Bhabha, Franz Six, and August Derleth. Among people deceased in 1985, Wolfgang Reitherman ranks 78. Before him are Nicolas Frantz, Eugene Ormandy, Vasyl Stus, Philly Joe Jones, Mary Kenneth Keller, and Herbert Bayer. After him are Fred Uhlman, Afet İnan, Lovro von Matačić, Denis de Rougemont, Evgeny Lifshitz, and Helmuth Plessner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Reitherman ranks 2,404 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881), Bertha of Sulzbach (1110), Rudolf Kempe (1910), Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891), Prince Albert of Prussia (1837), and Conrad Böcker (1870). After him are Duchess Elisabeth Sophie of Mecklenburg (1613), John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern (1543), Guido Buchwald (1961), Franz Abt (1819), Jens Böhrnsen (1949), and Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1528).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Wolfgang Reitherman ranks 20. Before him are Mike Nichols (1931), Douglas Sirk (1897), Robert Siodmak (1900), Lotte Reiniger (1899), Veit Harlan (1899), and Gustaf Gründgens (1899). After him are Walter Frentz (1907), Walter Ruttmann (1887), Werner Schroeter (1945), Alexander Kluge (1932), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), and Uli Edel (1947).

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