FILM DIRECTOR

David Miller

1909 - 1992

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David Miller (November 28, 1909 – April 14, 1992) was an American film director who directed varied films such as Billy the Kid (1941) with Robert Taylor and Brian Donlevy, Flying Tigers (1943) with John Wayne, and Love Happy (1949) with the Marx Brothers. Emanuel Levy wrote in 2009 that Lonely are the Brave (1962), starring Kirk Douglas, "is the most accomplished film of David Miller, who directs with eloquent feeling for landscape and attention to character." Others feel that Miller's best is his 1952 noir thriller and Joan Crawford vehicle Sudden Fear co-starring Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Miller has received more than 156,987 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. David Miller is the 963rd most popular film director, the 6,182nd most popular biography from United States and the 227th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 5.18

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  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David Miller ranks 963 out of 2,041. Before him are Alexander Mackendrick, Souleymane Cissé, Andre DeToth, Shane Black, Spike Jonze, and Helmut Käutner. After him are John Flynn, Dariusz Wolski, Danis Tanović, Hal Needham, Vladimir Bortko, and Damien Chazelle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, David Miller ranks 268. Before him are André Bonin, Eugenio Garin, Zoya Fyodorova, Norris Bradbury, Adolf Šimperský, and Marianne Hoppe. After him are Hilde Domin, James Agee, Eudora Welty, Jaime Lazcano, Mohammad Ali Bogra, and Reinhold Münzenberg. Among people deceased in 1992, David Miller ranks 176. Before him are Kathleen McKane Godfree, Rosemary Sutcliff, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Iuliu Bodola, Chuck Connors, and Giuseppe Olmo. After him are James Van Fleet, Sidney Nolan, Shirley Booth, Sandy Dennis, Vincent Gardenia, and Mordecai Ardon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Miller ranks 6,182 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul W. Merrill (1887), Matthew Settle (1969), Robert Greene (1959), Julia Gardiner Tyler (1820), Ottis Toole (1947), and Robert Richardson (1955). After him are Leo Kadanoff (1937), Franchot Tone (1905), John Flynn (1932), Bobby Helms (1933), Jason Becker (1969), and Lori Loughlin (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David Miller ranks 227. Before him are Paul Morrissey (1938), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Matt Reeves (1966), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Shane Black (1961), and Spike Jonze (1969). After him are John Flynn (1932), Hal Needham (1931), Damien Chazelle (1985), Gary Ross (1956), Gregg Toland (1904), and Hamilton Luske (1903).

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Filmography

Lonely are the Brave
Director
A fiercely independent cowboy arranges to have himself locked up in jail in order to then escape with an old friend who has been sentenced to the penitentiary.
May 24o 19627.3 / 10
Sudden Fear
Director
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?
Aug 7o 19527.282 / 10
Midnight Lace
Director
Kit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
Oct 13o 19606.5 / 10