FILM DIRECTOR

Candida Royalle

1950 - 2015

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Candida Royalle (born Candice Marion Vadala; October 15, 1950 – September 7, 2015) was an American producer and director of couples-oriented pornography, pornographic actress, sex educator, and sex-positive feminist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Candida Royalle has received more than 815,355 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Candida Royalle is the 1,030th most popular film director (up from 1,073rd in 2019), the 6,564th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,077th in 2019) and the 251st most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Candida Royalles by language

Over the past year Candida Royalle has had the most page views in the with 105,362 views, followed by Persian (13,274), and Russian (7,607). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Southern Azerbaijani (129.87%), Spanish (98.34%), and Dutch (60.43%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Candida Royalle ranks 1,030 out of 2,041. Before her are Archie Mayo, Irwin Allen, Joe May, John Berry, Vittorio De Seta, and Stanislav Rostotsky. After her are Moufida Tlatli, Mimi Leder, Michael Chapman, Stephen Sommers, Jean-Marc Vallée, and Kei Kumai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Candida Royalle ranks 361. Before her are Susan George, Boris Morukov, Frank Silva, David Lloyd, Sandra Reemer, and Neil Murray. After her are Jack Dongarra, Nicholas Evans, Miguel Oviedo, Palhinha, Alvaro Vitali, and Gary Graham. Among people deceased in 2015, Candida Royalle ranks 301. Before her are James Salter, Antonio Betancort, Malcolm Fraser, Eduardo Guerrero, Dolph Schayes, and Karel Mejta Sr. After her are Mary Ellen Trainor, Lia van Leer, Ellen Albertini Dow, Mario Cuomo, Keith Michell, and Elio Toaff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Candida Royalle ranks 6,564 out of 20,380. Before her are David Dinkins (1927), James G. Blaine (1830), Andy Samberg (1978), Chandra Wilson (1969), Shirley Chisholm (1924), and George Gervin (1952). After her are Julie Bowen (1970), Susanna Thompson (1958), Phyllis Schlafly (1924), Rory Calhoun (1922), Mimi Leder (1952), and Robert Berdella (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Candida Royalle ranks 251. Before her are Iwao Takamoto (1925), Wilfred Jackson (1906), Robert Towne (1934), Archie Mayo (1891), Irwin Allen (1916), and John Berry (1917). After her are Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), Stephen Sommers (1962), Barbara Hammer (1939), Todd Haynes (1961), and Abraham Polonsky (1910).

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Filmography

Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes
Director
Friends, enemies, acquaintances, and family of porn star John Holmes recall their experiences with him, from his childhood to his eventual death from AIDS in 1988.
Sep 9o 19996.02 / 10
Hard Soap, Hard Soap
Director
Penny and Linda are two happy housewives who just can't help but want to solve everyone else's personal problems. But Penny has big problems of her own, namely with her psychiatrist husband, Dr. John Holmes, whose romantic abilities have been unbearably hindered. As Penny and Linda find themselves besieged by a never-ending supply of perverts, weirdos, and other types of misfits they decide it's time to take matters into their own hands to return their lives to idyllic suburban bliss.
Jun 1o 19776.8 / 10
Femmes de Sade
Director
After Rocky gets out of prison, he makes up for lost time by terrorizing some prostitutes. But the women are not going to take it and make it their business to get revenge on him.
Apr 2o 19766.5 / 10