FILM DIRECTOR

Douglas McGrath

1958 - 2022

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Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (February 12, 1958 – November 3, 2022) was an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He received various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Tony Award, and Primetime Emmy Award. McGrath started his career as a writer for Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1981. He co-wrote with Woody Allen the film Bullets Over Broadway (1994), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay as well as BAFTA and Writers Guild of America Award nominations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Douglas McGrath is the 1,899th most popular film director (down from 1,841st in 2024), the 15,382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,878th in 2019) and the 557th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Douglas McGrath ranks 1,899 out of 2,041. Before him are Bruce Cohen, Simon Kinberg, Sam Esmail, Florian Gallenberger, Peter Webber, and Gurinder Chadha. After him are Sebastian Schipper, David Slade, Pablo Trapero, Nae Caranfil, Valérie Donzelli, and Justin Kurzel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Douglas McGrath ranks 722. Before him are Dale Mitchell, Dagmar Švubová, Béla Fleck, Christina Romer, Vernon Reid, and Rainer Troppa. After him are Tommy Byrne, José Manuel Soria, Michael Dokes, Sandi Toksvig, Rick Snyder, and Yasuyuki Kishino. Among people deceased in 2022, Douglas McGrath ranks 676. Before him are Lucious Jackson, Pallonji Mistry, Yuri Bashkatov, Steve Wilhite, Kim Jung Gi, and Brent Renaud. After him are Kathleen Nord, Szilveszter Csollány, Nergüin Enkhbat, Javier Imbroda, József Kardos, and P. J. O'Rourke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Douglas McGrath ranks 15,388 out of 20,380. Before him are Anthony Bevilacqua (1923), John Slidell (1793), Helen O'Connell (1920), Ryan Harrison (1992), Mildrette Netter (1948), and Brent Renaud (1971). After him are Skip Barber (1936), Gordon MacRae (1921), Tanner Buchanan (1998), Robert William Fisher (1961), David Sedaris (1956), and Grace Phipps (1992).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Douglas McGrath ranks 557. Before him are Jake Kasdan (1974), Samuel Bayer (1965), Paul Weitz (1965), Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), and Sam Esmail (1977). After him are Mark Pellington (1962), Jeff Baena (1977), Jeff Nichols (1978), David Dobkin (1969), Mark Duplass (1976), and Kimberly Peirce (1967).

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