FILM DIRECTOR

Douglas Slocombe

1913 - 2016

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Ralph Douglas Vladimir Slocombe OBE, BSC, ASC, GBCT (10 February 1913 – 22 February 2016) was a British cinematographer, particularly known for his work at Ealing Studios in the 1940s and 1950s, as well as the first three Indiana Jones films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Douglas Slocombe has received more than 345,894 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Douglas Slocombe is the 1,191st most popular film director (up from 1,199th in 2019), the 4,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,127th in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

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  • 53.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Douglas Slocombe ranks 1,191 out of 2,041. Before him are Jaume Collet-Serra, Lee Tamahori, Niels Arden Oplev, Trey Parker, Robert Kramer, and Alexander Mitta. After him are Kazimierz Kutz, Shekhar Kapur, Juliusz Machulski, Ivor Montagu, Steve Kloves, and Pilar Miró.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Douglas Slocombe ranks 290. Before him are Aleksanteri Saarvala, Kalervo Toivonen, Ulderico Sergo, Armand Lanoux, Marc Davis, and Andrzej Mostowski. After him are Robertson Davies, Andor Földes, Giorgio Bocchino, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Claude Renoir, and Walter Winterbottom. Among people deceased in 2016, Douglas Slocombe ranks 384. Before him are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Daniela Dessì, Nick Menza, Angus Scrimm, Burt Kwouk, and Rita Gam. After him are Fritz Herkenrath, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Anton Pronk, Michel Rousseau, Bob Baetens, and Tapio Mäkelä.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Douglas Slocombe ranks 4,033 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronnie Lane (1946), Geoff Lees (1951), Arthur St. Clair (1737), Harry Stafford (1869), Jason Orange (1970), and Alistair Overeem (1980). After him are George Nares (1831), Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), Dave Mackay (1934), Jonathan Sacks (1948), Constance Collier (1878), and M.I.A. (1975).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Douglas Slocombe ranks 88. Before him are Freddie Francis (1917), Mark Herman (1954), Joe Wright (1972), Edgar Wright (1974), John Grierson (1898), and Jonathan Glazer (1965). After him are Ivor Montagu (1904), Duncan Jones (1971), Simon West (1961), Terry George (1952), Jon Amiel (1948), and Tom Hooper (1972).

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