FILM DIRECTOR

Hal Roach

1892 - 1992

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Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director and screenwriter, who was the founder of the namesake Hal Roach Studios. Roach was active in the industry from the 1910s to the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Roach has received more than 1,386,697 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Hal Roach is the 828th most popular film director (down from 566th in 2019), the 5,260th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,719th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Hal Roach ranks 828 out of 2,041. Before him are Ernest B. Schoedsack, Max Fleischer, Julio Medem, Eduard Tisse, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, and Gordon Douglas. After him are Gianni Amelio, George Marshall, Paul Haggis, Janusz Majewski, Henri Decoin, and Timothy Treadwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Hal Roach ranks 188. Before him are Kiyotake Kawaguchi, Luis Trenker, Elmer Rice, Pierre Frieden, Lydia Lopokova, and Antonio María Barbieri. After him are Ólafur Thors, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Peter Doi, Theodor Plievier, Renée Jeanne Falconetti, and Moisei Ginzburg. Among people deceased in 1992, Hal Roach ranks 155. Before him are Walter Andreas Schwarz, Irakli Abashidze, Tony Accardo, Irmã Dulce, Mary Norton, and Lisa Fonssagrives. After him are Joan Mitchell, Jean Aerts, Anton Malatinský, Pumpuang Duangjan, Claude Aveline, and Musa Anter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 5,260 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat McCormick (1930), Syd Field (1935), Zachary Quinto (1977), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Jessica Drake (1974), and Jean Hagen (1923). After him are Eric Johnson (1954), Mae Jemison (1956), Murray Leinster (1896), Joan Mitchell (1925), Elmo Lincoln (1889), and Taraji P. Henson (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Hal Roach ranks 203. Before him are Martin Brest (1951), George Sidney (1916), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), Andrew Davis (1946), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), and Gordon Douglas (1907). After him are George Marshall (1891), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Irwin Winkler (1931), Gregory Hoblit (1944), Eli Roth (1972), and Mitchell Leisen (1898).

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