FILM DIRECTOR

Bert I. Gordon

1922 - 2023

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Bert Ira Gordon (September 24, 1922 – March 8, 2023) was an American filmmaker and visual effects artist. He is best known for screenwriting and producing and/or directing science fiction and horror B-movies such as King Dinosaur (1955), The Amazing Colossal Man (1957), Earth vs. the Spider (1958), Village of the Giants (1965), and Empire of the Ants (1977). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bert I. Gordon has received more than 269,182 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Bert I. Gordon is the 1,579th most popular film director (down from 1,550th in 2019), the 11,442nd most popular biography from United States (up from 11,964th in 2019) and the 443rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

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  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bert I. Gordon ranks 1,579 out of 2,041Before him are Stéphane Brizé, Chris Weitz, Peter Chelsom, Allison Anders, H. Bruce Humberstone, and Charles Barton. After him are Rithy Panh, Sándor Sára, David Silverman, Sırrı Süreyya Önder, Gerardo Vera, and Jessica Hausner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Bert I. Gordon ranks 428Before him are William Schallert, Willi Heeks, George R. Price, Emil Wolf, Dick King-Smith, and Leslie Marr. After him are Johnny Thomson, John B. Anderson, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Helen Gurley Brown, Bill Macy, and Ivor Broadis. Among people deceased in 2023, Bert I. Gordon ranks 550Before him are Shiro Hashizume, Gita Mehta, David Singmaster, Valentin Yudashkin, Barrett Strong, and Alistair Darling. After him are Stockton Rush, Arleen Sorkin, Georgina Beyer, Jamuna, Melissa Hoskins, and Eddie Bernice Johnson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bert I. Gordon ranks 11,442 out of 20,380Before him are Lucy Burns (1879), Ruth Warrick (1916), Terry Southern (1924), William J. Hardee (1815), Kari Byron (1974), and Pamela Melroy (1961). After him are Jim Byrnes (1948), Fandango (1981), Gregory Harrison (1950), John Hencken (1954), Ron Harper (1964), and Alan G. Poindexter (1961).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bert I. Gordon ranks 443Before him are Oscar Micheaux (1884), McG (1968), Chris Weitz (1969), Allison Anders (1954), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), and Charles Barton (1902). After him are David Silverman (1957), Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), Penelope Spheeris (1946), Joe Carnahan (1969), and Kevin S. Bright (1954).