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 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Irwin Allens by language

Over the past year Irwin Allen has had the most page views in the with 99,855 views, followed by Spanish (8,893), and Japanese (6,328). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Galician (96.32%), Swedish (44.47%), and Egyptian Arabic (36.46%)

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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Filmography

The Towering Inferno
Director
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.
Dec 14o 19747.024 / 10
The Time Tunnel
Director
The Time Tunnel is a 1966–1967 U.S. color science fiction TV series, written around a theme of time travel adventure. The show was creator-producer Irwin Allen's third science fiction television series, released by 20th Century Fox and broadcast on ABC. The show ran for one season of 30 episodes. Reruns are viewable on cable and by internet streaming. A pilot for a new series was produced in 2002, although it was not picked up.
7.6 / 10
The Poseidon Adventure
Director
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Dec 13o 19727.096 / 10