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Bosley Crowther

1905 - 1981

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Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for The New York Times for 27 years. His work helped shape the careers of many actors, directors and screenwriters, though his reviews were criticized as unnecessarily harsh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bosley Crowther has received more than 422,240 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bosley Crowther is the 6,156th most popular writer (down from 5,421st in 2019), the 13,101st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,498th in 2019) and the 962nd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 36.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bosley Crowther ranks 6,156 out of 5,755. Before him are Roland Schimmelpfennig, Peter Pišťanek, Rubén Gallego, Alexandre Jardin, Maylis de Kerangal, and Noah Hawley. After him are Sabine Baring-Gould, Sara Stridsberg, David X. Cohen, Elaine Showalter, Tom Rob Smith, and John Mortimer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bosley Crowther ranks 361. Before him are Bob Wills, Frank Faylen, Agnes de Mille, Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. After him are William Gargan, Ilka Chase, and Durga Khote. Among people deceased in 1981, Bosley Crowther ranks 257. Before him are Patsy Kelly, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Barbara Bedford, Lowell Thomas, Doug Livingstone, and Madge Evans. After him is Ella Grasso.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 13,101 out of 18,182. Before him are D'Angelo (1974), Jesse McCartney (1987), Henry Simmons (1970), Nicole Sullivan (1970), Anita Hill (1956), and Nick Searcy (1959). After him are Andrew Card (1947), Anita Barone (1964), Terence Blanchard (1962), Hal Sparks (1969), Sam Kinison (1953), and Olivia Thirlby (1986).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 962. Before him are Patrick Ness (1971), Allen Tate (1899), Geoff Johns (1973), Anne Waldman (1945), John Stossel (1947), and Noah Hawley (1967). After him are David X. Cohen (1966), Elaine Showalter (1941), Lauren Kate (1981), Ishmael Reed (1938), Sara Shepard (1977), and Meghan McCain (1984).

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