FILM DIRECTOR

Burt Kennedy

1922 - 2001

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Burton Raphael Kennedy (September 3, 1922 – February 15, 2001) was an American screenwriter and director known mainly for directing Westerns. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Burt Kennedy has received more than 215,792 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Burt Kennedy is the 676th most popular film director (down from 669th in 2019), the 4,275th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,353rd in 2019) and the 170th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Burt Kennedy ranks 676 out of 2,041. Before him are Baz Luhrmann, Alexander Payne, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Andrew Niccol, James Gunn, and W. S. Van Dyke. After him are Vilgot Sjöman, Majid Majidi, Ruy Guerra, Billy Hayes, Terence Davies, and Paul Mazursky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Burt Kennedy ranks 216. Before him are Emile Habibi, René Lévesque, Jock Stein, Bigode, Georges Cottier, and Angel Wagenstein. After him are Vladimir Etush, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Joseph Mermans, Pino Cerami, Simon Hantaï, and Roberto Aballay. Among people deceased in 2001, Burt Kennedy ranks 138. Before him are Adhemar da Silva, David Kipiani, Chuck Schuldiner, R. K. Narayan, Hilde Holger, and Beatrice Straight. After him are J. J. Johnson, Victor Wong, Viktor Astafyev, Javier Urruticoechea, Juan Carlos Lorenzo, and Ray Walston.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Burt Kennedy ranks 4,275 out of 20,380. Before him are David Del Tredici (1937), Tommy Mottola (1949), Roseanne Barr (1952), Julie London (1926), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), and Fanny Crosby (1820). After him are Amber Lynn (1964), Minnie Riperton (1947), J. J. Johnson (1924), Lesley Ann Warren (1946), Tony Todd (1954), and Celeste Holm (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Burt Kennedy ranks 170. Before him are Robert Z. Leonard (1889), Richard Linklater (1960), Joe Johnston (1950), Alexander Payne (1961), James Gunn (1966), and W. S. Van Dyke (1889). After him are Billy Hayes (1947), Paul Mazursky (1930), Aaron Russo (1943), John Stagliano (1951), Fred Niblo (1874), and Dorothy Arzner (1897).

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