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FILM DIRECTOR

Ben Sharpsteen

1895 - 1980

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Benjamin Sharpsteen (November 4, 1895 – December 20, 1980) was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980. Sharpsteen created a museum documenting the history of California's first millionaire, Sam Brannan, and the history of the Upper Napa Valley as well as more on Sharpsteen's life and work at the Sharpsteen Museum located in Calistoga, California. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Sharpsteen has received more than 156,657 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ben Sharpsteen is the 951st most popular film director (up from 965th in 2019), the 6,246th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,504th in 2019) and the 237th most popular American Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.31

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  • 2.35

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 951 out of 1,581. Before him are Urban Gad, Jon Turteltaub, Nanni Loy, Dara Singh, Harry Beaumont, and Pierre Tchernia. After him are Stephen Sommers, Caleb Deschanel, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Steve McQueen, Tony Kaye, and Monte Hellman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 194. Before him are Fredric Wertham, Shemp Howard, Hertha Sponer, Josef Uridil, Ion Barbu, and Geo Milev. After him are Ali Mansur, Greta Johansson, Olga Spessivtseva, Jan Burgers, Paavo Johansson, and Eduard Bagritsky. Among people deceased in 1980, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 195. Before him are Alfredo Brilhante da Costa, Victor Sen Yung, Tim Hardin, Paavo Yrjölä, Mikhail Lavrentyev, and Nikos Xilouris. After him are Jimmy Durante, Toshiko Yuasa, Finn Ronne, Pedro Vallana, Heikki Liimatainen, and Alberto Soria.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 6,246 out of 18,182. Before him are Jill Tarter (1944), Harry Beaumont (1888), Mark Boone Junior (1955), Charles Daniels (1885), Casey Kasem (1932), and Lhasa de Sela (1972). After him are Jerry Van Dyke (1931), Leo Buscaglia (1924), Stephen Sommers (1962), Memphis Slim (1915), Mayim Bialik (1975), and Jimmy Durante (1893).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ben Sharpsteen ranks 237. Before him are James Foley (1953), Doug Liman (1965), Joseph Sargent (1925), Preston Sturges (1898), Jon Turteltaub (1963), and Harry Beaumont (1888). After him are Stephen Sommers (1962), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Monte Hellman (1932), Chris Wedge (1957), and William Castle (1914).

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Filmography

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