FILM DIRECTOR

Henry Hathaway

1898 - 1985

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Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Hathaway has received more than 519,015 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Henry Hathaway is the 188th most popular film director (up from 271st in 2019), the 1,292nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,843rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Film Director.

Henry Hathaway was a film director. He is most famous for his films The Sons of Katie Elder, True Grit, and The Unforgiven.

Memorability Metrics

  • 520k

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  • 60.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Henry Hathaways by language

Over the past year Henry Hathaway has had the most page views in the with 66,866 views, followed by French (21,942), and German (12,770). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Czech (503.95%), Basque (412.50%), and Piedmontese (158.17%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry Hathaway ranks 188 out of 2,041. Before him are Blake Edwards, Theo van Gogh, Kathryn Bigelow, Jean Vigo, Jean Negulesco, and Miklós Jancsó. After him are Dino Risi, Marco Bellocchio, Chris Columbus, Agnieszka Holland, Wes Anderson, and Raoul Walsh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Henry Hathaway ranks 54. Before him are Fritz Zwicky, Peggy Guggenheim, Julius Schreck, Joseph Murphy, Felix Kersten, and Hanns Eisler. After him are Giuseppe Saragat, Josef Terboven, Carl Clauberg, Günther Korten, Inejiro Asanuma, and Alberto Suppici. Among people deceased in 1985, Henry Hathaway ranks 32. Before him are Macfarlane Burnet, James Hadley Chase, George Pólya, Robert Graves, Elsa Morante, and Kyu Sakamoto. After him are Ian Stewart, Rodney Robert Porter, Abe Lenstra, Donald O. Hebb, André Kertész, and The Singing Nun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Hathaway ranks 1,292 out of 20,380. Before him are J. Michael Bishop (1936), Cordell Hull (1871), Michael Connelly (1956), Joe Mantegna (1947), Gillian Anderson (1968), and John Saxon (1935). After him are Ray Ewry (1873), Anastacia (1968), Guy Williams (1924), Danny Aiello (1933), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), and John Fenn (1917).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Henry Hathaway ranks 48. Before him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), Joel Schumacher (1939), Gordon Parks (1912), Don Siegel (1912), Blake Edwards (1922), and Kathryn Bigelow (1951). After him are Chris Columbus (1958), Wes Anderson (1969), Raoul Walsh (1887), Richard Donner (1930), John G. Avildsen (1935), and Vincente Minnelli (1903).

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Filmography

How the West Was Won
Director
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one pioneer family.
Nov 2o 19627.039 / 10
True Grit
Director
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.
Jun 11o 19697.4 / 10
Niagara
Director
Rose Loomis and her older, gloomier husband, George, are vacationing at a cabin in Niagara Falls, N.Y. The couple befriend Polly and Ray Cutler, who are honeymooning in the area. Polly begins to suspect that something is amiss between Rose and George, and her suspicions grow when she sees Rose in the arms of another man. While Ray initially thinks Polly is overreacting, things between George and Rose soon take a shockingly dark turn.
Jan 26o 19536.8 / 10