FILM DIRECTOR

Elmer Clifton

1890 - 1949

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Elmer Clifton Forsyth (March 14, 1890 – October 15, 1949) was an American director, screenwriter, and actor from the early silent days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Elmer Clifton has received more than 69,280 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Elmer Clifton is the 1,531st most popular film director, the 642nd most popular biography from Canada and the 23rd most popular Canadian Film Director.

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  • 16

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  • 3.30

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  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Elmer Clifton ranks 1,531 out of 2,041. Before him are Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Cristina Comencini, David Trueba, Deepa Mehta, Zaza Urushadze, and Yasuhiro Takemoto. After him are Alice Rohrwacher, Steven Lisberger, Nikolai Ekk, Dick Richards, Samuel Maoz, and Niki Caro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Elmer Clifton ranks 250. Before him are Samu Fóti, Jennie Fletcher, Arthur O'Hara Wood, Frank Forde, Virginie Hériot, and May Allison. After him are Harry Pollitt, Charles Erwin Wilson, Colin Carruthers, Marjorie Main, Marc Connelly, and Paul Boffa. Among people deceased in 1949, Elmer Clifton ranks 177. Before him are Frank Fetter, Sidney Olcott, Richard Dix, Albert Ammons, Alexander Drankov, and Jack Lovelock. After him are William Nicholson, James Truslow Adams, Ivar Lykke, James Rector, Frank Murphy, and Philip Herbert Cowell.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Elmer Clifton ranks 642 out of 1,622. Before him are George Vernot (1901), Paul Shaffer (1949), Carlyle S. Beals (1899), Charlotte Le Bon (1986), Vic Emery (1933), and Erik Everhard (1976). After him are Gilles Duceppe (1947), Sarah McLachlan (1968), Diego Klattenhoff (1979), Brad Armstrong (1965), Harry Watson (1898), and Toller Cranston (1949).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Canada

Among film directors born in Canada, Elmer Clifton ranks 23. Before him are Richard Williams (1933), David Furnish (1962), Shawn Levy (1968), Sidney Olcott (1872), Robert Lepage (1957), and Roger Avary (1965). After him are Brad Wright (1961), Jason Reitman (1977), Philippe Falardeau (1968), Bruce LaBruce (1964), Guy Maddin (1956), and Michelle MacLaren (1965).

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Filmography

The Birth of a Nation
Director
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Feb 8o 19156 / 10
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Sep 4o 19167.1 / 10
Captain America
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Superhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
Feb 5o 19445.5 / 10