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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 906,798 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Gene Saks is the 1,295th most popular film director (down from 1,241st in 2019), the 9,101st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,200th in 2019) and the 357th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 42.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gene Saks ranks 1,295 out of 1,581. Before him are Péter Bacsó, Leon Shamroy, Vladimir Motyl, Kwak Jae-yong, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, and Tom Shadyac. After him are Kurt Wimmer, James Wong Howe, Jack Sholder, Michael Ritchie, Roger Avary, and Ramanand Sagar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Gene Saks ranks 362. Before him are Susan Peters, Edmondo Fabbri, Ann Savage, Seymour Benzer, Nelson Riddle, and Jerzy Stefan Stawiński. After him are Lennart Strand, Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, Gordon Thomas, Walter Kaufmann, and Sheb Wooley. Among people deceased in 2015, Gene Saks ranks 371. Before him are Joan Leslie, Alberto Cardaccio, Eevi Huttunen, Bruno Pesaola, Andy Fraser, and Maria Golubnichaya. After him are Ildikó Schwarczenberger, Jeanna Friske, Ivan Davidov, Valmir Louruz, Errol Brown, and Peter de Klerk.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gene Saks ranks 9,101 out of 18,182. Before him are Jaden Smith (1998), Luke Askew (1932), Scott Hall (1958), Tom Seaver (1944), Patricia Hill Collins (1948), and William Hopper (1915). After him are Gouverneur Morris (1752), Aida Turturro (1962), Billy Beane (1962), Robert Creeley (1926), Kurt Wimmer (1964), and William R. Day (1849).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gene Saks ranks 357. Before him are Robert Surtees (1906), Jay Roach (1957), Nunnally Johnson (1897), Peyton Reed (1964), Leon Shamroy (1901), and Tom Shadyac (1958). After him are Kurt Wimmer (1964), Jack Sholder (1945), Michael Ritchie (1938), Ken Burns (1953), Tom Mankiewicz (1942), and Laura Poitras (1964).

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Filmography

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