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David Belasco

1853 - 1931

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David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage. He launched the theatrical career of many actors, including James O'Neill, Mary Pickford, Lenore Ulric, and Barbara Stanwyck. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Belasco has received more than 263,245 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). David Belasco is the 5,102nd most popular writer (down from 4,689th in 2019), the 7,725th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,235th in 2019) and the 622nd most popular American Writer.

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  • 260k

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  • 44.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, David Belasco ranks 5,102 out of 5,755. Before him are Jan Parandowski, Luigi Galleani, Tua Forsström, Richard K. Morgan, Louise Erdrich, and Tony Hillerman. After him are Semyon Nadson, Yakov Polonsky, Karel van de Woestijne, Gyula Juhász, Caterina Davinio, and Juris Alunāns.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1853, David Belasco ranks 91. Before him are Konstantin Stoilov, Maria Yermolova, René Bazin, Gaston Bonnier, Gertrud Adelborg, and William Gillette. After him are Emilio Aceval, Lucy Parsons, Jacob Wackernagel, Philander C. Knox, and John Henry Twachtman. Among people deceased in 1931, David Belasco ranks 125. Before him are Edward Goodrich Acheson, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, William Frederick Denning, Harry Clarke, Rolf Johnsson, and Luigi Galleani. After him are Emilio Aceval, James Neill, Jetze Doorman, Daniel Chester French, Charles Clary, and John Monash.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Belasco ranks 7,725 out of 18,182. Before him are Larry Drake (1950), Sonny Boy Williamson I (1914), Michael Anthony (1954), Tony Hillerman (1925), Ashlyn Gere (1959), and Jason Williams (1975). After him are Missi Pyle (1972), George M. Whitesides (1939), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Lex Luger (1958), Spike Jones (1911), and Michael Hardt (1960).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, David Belasco ranks 622. Before him are Nancy Kress (1948), Gardner Dozois (1947), Marc Okrand (1948), Grace Paley (1922), Louise Erdrich (1954), and Tony Hillerman (1925). After him are Helen Prejean (1939), Holly Black (1971), Frank O'Hara (1926), John Esposito (1940), Zitkala-Sa (1876), and Elmer Rice (1892).

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