FILM DIRECTOR

Bryan Forbes

1926 - 2013

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Bryan Forbes CBE (; born John Theobald Clarke; 22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist described as a "Renaissance man" and "one of the most important figures in the British film industry". He directed the film The Stepford Wives (1975) and wrote and/or directed several other critically acclaimed films, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964) and King Rat (1965). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bryan Forbes has received more than 798,931 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Bryan Forbes is the 1,570th most popular film director (down from 1,374th in 2019), the 5,424th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,802nd in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 41.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Bryan Forbes ranks 1,570 out of 2,041. Before him are Phil Alden Robinson, Aparna Sen, Erick Zonca, Andrea Arnold, Lucile Hadžihalilović, and Oscar Micheaux. After him are James McTeigue, McG, Stéphane Brizé, Chris Weitz, Peter Chelsom, and Allison Anders.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Bryan Forbes ranks 503. Before him are Kenneth Williams, June Haver, Pat Flaherty, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Paul Burke, and Cathy Downs. After him are Yash Pal, Alfonso Silva, Doris Belack, Margreth Weivers, Beverly Garland, and R. L. Burnside. Among people deceased in 2013, Bryan Forbes ranks 460. Before him are Viktor Zinger, Simon Pimenta, Luis Cruzado, Mel Smith, Stefano Borgonovo, and Audrey Totter. After him are Nadezhda Ilyina, José María Maguregui, Don Meineke, McDonald Bailey, Oscar Hijuelos, and Noel Harrison.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bryan Forbes ranks 5,424 out of 8,785. Before him are Redvers Buller (1839), Alistair Darling (1953), Angela Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts (1814), Harry Golombek (1911), Richard Bauckham (1946), and Thomas Warton (1728). After him are Andrew Davies (1936), Walter Smith (1948), George Lansbury (1859), Barry Atsma (1972), Peter Reid (1956), and James Dunn (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Bryan Forbes ranks 116. Before him are Val Guest (1911), Peter Glenville (1913), Adrian Biddle (1952), Gareth Edwards (1975), Phyllida Lloyd (1957), and Andrea Arnold (1961). After him are Peter Chelsom (1956), Alex Cox (1954), Paul McGuigan (1963), Charles Brabin (1882), Peter Cattaneo (1964), and Neil Marshall (1970).

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