FILM DIRECTOR

Gene Saks

1921 - 2015

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Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career began with a Broadway debut in 1949. As a director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gene Saks has received more than 897,866 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Gene Saks is the 1,477th most popular film director (down from 1,292nd in 2019), the 10,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,082nd in 2019) and the 400th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 900k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gene Saks by language

Over the past year Gene Saks has had the most page views in the with 101,006 views, followed by German (4,485), and Italian (4,406). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hebrew (97,300.00%), Finnish (26.20%), and Persian (24.08%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gene Saks ranks 1,477 out of 2,041. Before him are Peyton Reed, Haifaa al-Mansour, Birt Acres, Olivier Megaton, Mike Flanagan, and Vadim Perelman. After him are Mick Garris, V. Shantaram, Victor Salva, Kurt Wimmer, Kelly Reichardt, and Andy Muschietti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gene Saks ranks 425. Before him are Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn, Ion Negoițescu, Marie Maynard Daly, and Erwin Hahn. After him are Beatrice Mintz, Naomi Parker Fraley, John Aston Sr., Kurt Marti, Donald Campbell, and Joan Greenwood. Among people deceased in 2015, Gene Saks ranks 437. Before him are Mark Murphy, Isa Munayev, Dean Smith, Lorena Rojas, Origa, and Robert Spitzer. After him are Peter Kern, Alberta Watson, Nicolás Fuentes, Marian Szeja, Anne-Marie Lizin, and Denis Healey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Saks ranks 10,467 out of 20,380. Before him are James Flynn (1934), Ed Powers (1954), Paul Johansson (1964), Rodney Stark (1934), Gregory Porter (1971), and Tracie Thoms (1975). After him are Kristen Pfaff (1967), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Mick Garris (1951), Victor Salva (1958), Robert Daniel Carmichael (1879), and William B. Lenoir (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gene Saks ranks 400. Before him are Joseph Kosinski (1974), Brian Helgeland (1961), Bill Plympton (1946), Peyton Reed (1964), Birt Acres (1854), and Mike Flanagan (1978). After him are Mick Garris (1951), Victor Salva (1958), Kurt Wimmer (1964), Kelly Reichardt (1964), Dennis Muren (1946), and Ari Aster (1986).

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Filmography

Cactus Flower
Director
Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having fabricated a wife and three children, Julian readily accepts when his devoted nurse, Stephanie, who has secretly loved Julian for years, offers to act as his wife and demand a divorce.
Dec 16o 19697.146 / 10
Barefoot in the Park
Director
In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is now alone, and sets up Ethel with neighbor Victor. Inappropriate behavior on a double date causes conflict, and the young couple considers divorce.
May 25o 19677.112 / 10
The Odd Couple
Director
In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.
May 16o 19687.508 / 10