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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 852,295 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Irwin Allen is the 874th most popular film director (down from 844th in 2019), the 5,717th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,476th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 48.07

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  • 18

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  • 2.69

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  • 3.03

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Irwin Allen ranks 874 out of 1,581Before him are Stuart Gordon, Wayne Wang, Arturo Ripstein, Carlo Di Palma, Raoul Servais, and Benny Chan. After him are Andrew Marton, Abraham Polonsky, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Aleksei Balabanov, Mikael Håfström, and Emeric Pressburger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Irwin Allen ranks 180Before him are Yekaterina Zelenko, Pruden, Dinah Shore, Torsten Hägerstrand, Keenan Wynn, and Van Johnson. After him are Einar Englund, Mary Stewart, Jenő Fock, John D. MacDonald, Ralph Nelson, and Herbert Friedman. Among people deceased in 1991, Irwin Allen ranks 150Before him are Anita Traversi, Northrop Frye, Alfred Eisenbeisser, Ronald Lacey, Gustav Wetterström, and Pietro Ferraris. After him are Lars Hall, Hervé Guibert, Wilhelm Hahnemann, Renato Rascel, Steve Marriott, and Eva Le Gallienne.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 5,717 out of 18,182Before him are Ernie Davis (1939), Freddie Prinze Jr. (1976), Mary Wickes (1910), Hart Crane (1899), Jessica Harper (1949), and Mykelti Williamson (1960). After him are John Romita Sr. (1930), Frankie Laine (1913), Harold Rainsford Stark (1880), Bob Bondurant (1933), Stephen F. Austin (1793), and Jennifer Carpenter (1979).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Irwin Allen ranks 223Before him are Shane Black (1961), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Rob Marshall (1960), John Lee Hancock (1956), and Stuart Gordon (1947). After him are Abraham Polonsky (1910), Gary Ross (1956), Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Ralph Nelson (1916), Cameron Crowe (1957), and Gregg Toland (1904).

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