FILM DIRECTOR

Irwin Allen

1916 - 1991

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Irwin Allen (born Irwin O. Cohen; June 12, 1916 – November 2, 1991) was an American film and television producer and director, known for his work in science fiction, then later as the "Master of Disaster" for his work in the disaster film genre. His most successful productions were The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irwin Allen has received more than 932,448 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Irwin Allen is the 1,025th most popular film director (down from 871st in 2019), the 6,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,705th in 2019) and the 249th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 930k

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  • 55.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Irwin Allen ranks 1,025 out of 2,041. Before him are Iwao Takamoto, Wilfred Jackson, Robert Towne, Fedor Ozep, Sergio Amidei, and Archie Mayo. After him are Joe May, John Berry, Vittorio De Seta, Stanislav Rostotsky, Candida Royalle, and Moufida Tlatli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Irwin Allen ranks 198. Before him are Ettore Puricelli, Einar Englund, Helene Hanff, Tinus Osendarp, Roy Ward Baker, and Guglielmo Gabetto. After him are John D. MacDonald, Edward Platt, Irving Wallace, Arnoldo Foà, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, and Yekaterina Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1991, Irwin Allen ranks 180. Before him are Boris Papandopulo, Eva Le Gallienne, Adãozinho, Josef Stroh, George Abecassis, and Franz Brunner. After him are Walter Zeman, Keye Luke, Reidar Andersen, Hans Schwartz, Harriet Bland, and James Franciscus.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 6,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Archie Mayo (1891), R. J. Palacio (1963), Kurt Angle (1968), Medgar Evers (1925), Bob Backlund (1949), and Betty Gilpin (1986). After him are John Slattery (1962), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Joey Bishop (1918), Paul J. Weitz (1932), Irene Guest (1900), and Fred Williamson (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 249. Before him are Larry Cohen (1936), Dominic Sena (1949), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Wilfred Jackson (1906), Robert Towne (1934), and Archie Mayo (1891). After him are John Berry (1917), Candida Royalle (1950), Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), Stephen Sommers (1962), and Barbara Hammer (1939).

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