FILM DIRECTOR

Allan Dwan

1885 - 1981

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Allan Dwan (born Joseph Aloysius Dwan; April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allan Dwan has received more than 249,720 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Allan Dwan is the 749th most popular film director (down from 636th in 2019), the 242nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Allan Dwans by language

Over the past year Allan Dwan has had the most page views in the with 44,625 views, followed by French (3,808), and Spanish (3,619). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (221.54%), English (85.57%), and Korean (79.39%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Allan Dwan ranks 749 out of 2,041. Before him are Bob Rafelson, William Cameron Menzies, George Seaton, Jerry Schatzberg, Alexandre Trauner, and Rajko Grlić. After him are Henry Selick, Andrew Marton, Mrinal Sen, Ivan Passer, Erik Balling, and Paul Scheuring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Allan Dwan ranks 147. Before him are Maria Nikiforova, Henry Taylor, Herman Sörgel, Pierre Montet, Sigrid Hjertén, and Alice Paul. After him are Albert Betz, Blas Infante, Egon Wellesz, Zhou Zuoren, Sophia Parnok, and Louise Bryant. Among people deceased in 1981, Allan Dwan ranks 128. Before him are Terry Fox, Paco Bienzobas, T. H. Marshall, Jack Albertson, Robert Montgomery, and François Bordes. After him are Grunya Sukhareva, Philippe Étancelin, Ivan Galamian, Karl-Jesko von Puttkamer, Rosa Ponselle, and Werner Teske.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 242 out of 1,622. Before him are R. Murray Schafer (1933), Kim Campbell (1947), David H. Levy (1948), Louise Penny (1958), David Shore (1959), and Ann Rutherford (1917). After him are Phil Esposito (1942), Kenneth Welsh (1942), Elias Koteas (1961), Daniel Lavoie (1949), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), and Paul Bley (1932).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Allan Dwan ranks 11. Before him are Denis Villeneuve (1967), Jack L. Warner (1892), Arthur Hiller (1923), Ted Kotcheff (1931), Denys Arcand (1941), and Roger Spottiswoode (1945). After him are Mark Robson (1913), Paul Haggis (1953), Michel Brault (1928), Mary Harron (1953), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), and Richard Williams (1933).

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Filmography

Sands of Iwo Jima
Director
Haunted by personal demons, Marine Sgt. John Stryker is hated and feared by his men, who see him as a cold-hearted sadist. But when their boots hit the beaches, they begin to understand the reason for Stryker's rigid form of discipline.
Jan 1o 19506.4 / 10
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Sep 4o 19167.088 / 10
The Birth of a Nation
Director
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Feb 8o 19156.035 / 10