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 writing and 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).Most of Gordon's work is in the idiom of giant monster films, for which he used rear-projection to create the special effects. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bert I. Gordon has received more than 250,215 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Bert I. Gordon has had the most page views in the with 33,457 views, followed by Japanese (1,987), and French (1,471). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (303.57%), Irish (137.67%), and Albanian (84.31%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bert I. Gordon ranks 1,579 out of 2,041. Before 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 428. Before 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 549. Before 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 20,380. Before 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).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Bert I. Gordon ranks 443. Before 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).

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Filmography

Empire of the Ants
Director
A Florida real estate developer and her captain lure investors to a property in the Everglades called Dreamland Shores, under false pretenses that the swampland will soon be developed. After the group arrives on a small island, they find it has been overrun by giant mutated ants, brought on by the dumping of toxic waste in the area.
Jun 29o 19774.9 / 10
The Food of the Gods
Director
Morgan and his friends are on a hunting trip on a remote Canadian island when they are attacked by a swarm of giant wasps. Looking for help, Morgan stumbles across a barn inhabited by an enormous killer chicken. After doing some exploring, they discover the entire island is crawling with animals that have somehow grown to giant size. The most dangerous of all of these, however, are the rats, who are mobilizing to do battle with the human intruders.
Jun 18o 19765 / 10
Attack of the Puppet People
Director
A deranged scientist creates a ray that can shrink people down to doll size.
Apr 1o 19584.9 / 10