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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 some of his reviews of popular films have been seen as unnecessarily harsh. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bosley Crowther has received more than 468,024 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bosley Crowther is the 6,645th most popular writer (down from 6,132nd in 2019), the 13,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,069th in 2019) and the 960th most popular American Writer.

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  • 470k

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  • 47.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bosley Crowther ranks 6,645 out of 7,302. Before him are Oliver La Farge, Audrey Niffenegger, Julie Plec, Élie Blanchard, Rose Tremain, and Olga Slavnikova. After him are Tõnu Õnnepalu, Randall Jarrell, James Weldon Johnson, D. B. Weiss, Patrick Besson, and Shirley Ann Grau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Bosley Crowther ranks 401. Before him are Lionel Trilling, Agnes de Mille, Fidel LaBarba, Stanley Kunitz, Bob Wills, and Ilka Chase. After him are Durga Khote, Natalie Kingston, William Alwyn, Jack London, William Gargan, and Fela Sowande. Among people deceased in 1981, Bosley Crowther ranks 294. Before him are Lowell Thomas, Fidel LaBarba, Graham Whitehead, Tampa Red, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, and Doug Livingstone. After him are Madge Evans, Ella Grasso, Barbara Bedford, Tiny Thompson, Carl Knowles, and Randhir Singh Gentle.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 13,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Cornelius (1936), Tim Montgomery (1975), Jerry Harrison (1949), Gwen Lee (1904), Derek Mears (1972), and Allen Lanier (1946). After him are Ashley Scott (1977), Richard M. Sherman (1928), Sharon Jones (1956), Janet Blair (1921), Hal Hartley (1959), and Katrina Law (1985).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Bosley Crowther ranks 960. Before him are Ellen Willis (1941), Bill Lawrence (1968), Russell Simmons (1957), Oliver La Farge (1901), Audrey Niffenegger (1963), and Julie Plec (1972). After him are Randall Jarrell (1914), James Weldon Johnson (1871), D. B. Weiss (1971), Shirley Ann Grau (1929), Deborah Feldman (1986), and Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882).

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