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Crane Wilbur

1886 - 1973

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Crane Wilbur (November 17, 1886 – October 18, 1973) was an American writer, actor and director for stage, radio and screen. He was born in Athens, New York. Wilbur is best remembered for playing Harry Marvin in The Perils of Pauline. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Crane Wilbur has received more than 60,924 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Crane Wilbur is the 5,706th most popular writer (down from 5,215th in 2019), the 10,336th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,027th in 2019) and the 780th most popular American Writer.

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  • 61k

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  • 40.90

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Crane Wilbur ranks 5,706 out of 5,755Before him are Alain Mabanckou, Sheila Jeffreys, Andrzej Stasiuk, David Diop, Sándor Csoóri, and Penelope Lively. After him are Lorraine Hansberry, Edith Hamilton, James Truslow Adams, John Scalzi, Dorothy Richardson, and Didier Van Cauwelaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Crane Wilbur ranks 251Before him are Harold Nicolson, Robert Hennet, Spring Byington, Pauline Bush, Jeanie MacPherson, and Richard Mulcahy. After him are Sam Langford, Karl Dane, Paul Radmilovic, John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Rudolf Degermark, and Charlie Ruggles. Among people deceased in 1973, Crane Wilbur ranks 239Before him are Armando Segato, Mário de Noronha, Clarence White, Arthur Fadden, William Inge, and David Lack. After him are Lila Lee, A. Edward Sutherland, Ernst Klodwig, Glenn Strange, J. Carrol Naish, and Vaughn Monroe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Crane Wilbur ranks 10,336 out of 18,182Before him are Slim Whitman (1923), Albert Pyun (1953), Frank Albertson (1909), Jack Smith (1932), Nick Stahl (1979), and Scott Cawthon (1971). After him are Shiri Appleby (1978), Adolphus Greely (1844), Donald E. Williams (1942), Paul Douglas (1907), Ernie Kovacs (1919), and Thane Baker (1931).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Crane Wilbur ranks 780Before him are Walker Percy (1916), Tim Kring (1957), Richelle Mead (1976), Carol Shields (1935), Tracy Hickman (1955), and Michael McClure (1932). After him are Lorraine Hansberry (1930), James Truslow Adams (1878), John Scalzi (1969), Charles Eastman (1858), Nicole Krauss (1974), and Charles Olson (1910).