FILM DIRECTOR

Henry Selick

1952 - Today

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Charles Henry Selick Jr. (; born November 30, 1952) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic horror films and for directing the stop-motion animated films The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Monkeybone (2001), Coraline (2009), and Wendell & Wild (2022). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Selick has received more than 2,068,595 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Selick is the 750th most popular film director (down from 683rd in 2019), the 4,793rd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,436th in 2019) and the 187th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 50.98

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  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Henry Selick ranks 750 out of 2,041. Before him are William Cameron Menzies, George Seaton, Jerry Schatzberg, Alexandre Trauner, Rajko Grlić, and Allan Dwan. After him are Andrew Marton, Mrinal Sen, Ivan Passer, Erik Balling, Paul Scheuring, and Stephen Daldry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Henry Selick ranks 255. Before him are Moya Brennan, Luka Peruzović, Kees Kist, Joey Dunlop, Julio Velasco, and Ana Obregón. After him are Vanessa del Rio, Ricardo La Volpe, Vitaly Churkin, Ali Gomaa, Simon MacCorkindale, and Dennis Stratton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Selick ranks 4,793 out of 20,380. Before him are Lauren German (1978), William Clark (1770), Gil Amelio (1943), Dom DeLuise (1933), Jim Varney (1949), and Albert Brooks (1947). After him are Vanessa del Rio (1952), Tommy Thayer (1960), Benjamin Briggs (1835), Carmen McRae (1922), Christine Lahti (1950), and Anita O'Day (1919).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Henry Selick ranks 187. Before him are Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), Bob Rafelson (1933), William Cameron Menzies (1896), George Seaton (1911), and Jerry Schatzberg (1927). After him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Dennis Dugan (1946), Chris Carter (1956), Todd Phillips (1970), Joshua Logan (1908), and Antoine Fuqua (1966).

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