FILM DIRECTOR

Jack Clayton

1921 - 1995

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Jack Isaac Clayton (1 March 1921 – 26 February 1995) was a British film director and producer who specialised in bringing literary works to the screen. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Clayton has received more than 326,645 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 24 in 2019). Jack Clayton is the 871st most popular film director (down from 663rd in 2019), the 2,999th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,449th in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jack Clayton ranks 871 out of 2,041. Before him are Wolfgang Becker, Kim Ki-young, Eli Roth, Jeannot Szwarc, Charles Crichton, and Michael Winner. After him are Yevgeni Bauer, Esfir Shub, Nicolas Winding Refn, Jonathan Nolan, Ennio de Concini, and Elia Suleiman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Jack Clayton ranks 250. Before him are Jamie Uys, Ken Adam, Maria Gorokhovskaya, Yevgeniya Rudneva, Betty Hutton, and Manny Ayulo. After him are Ely, Hélène Berr, James Blish, Kamal Hassan Ali, Roberto Tucci, and Isabella Karle. Among people deceased in 1995, Jack Clayton ranks 186. Before him are Julián Berrendero, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, Karel Píč, Carlo Ceresoli, Harry Guardino, and René Wellek. After him are Francesco Camusso, Shura Cherkassky, J. William Fulbright, Karl Gruber, Ted Drake, and Gérard de Vaucouleurs.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Clayton ranks 2,999 out of 8,785. Before him are Jimmy Johnstone (1944), Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405), Piers Morgan (1965), Ronald Lacey (1935), Charles Crichton (1910), and Michael Winner (1935). After him are Richard Dadd (1817), Derek Bell (1941), William Langland (1332), Rowland Hill (1795), Timothy Laurence (1955), and Andy Bell (1964).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Jack Clayton ranks 67. Before him are Matthew Vaughn (1971), Mick Jackson (1943), Ronald Neame (1911), Steven Knight (1959), Charles Crichton (1910), and Michael Winner (1935). After him are Jonathan Nolan (1976), Martin McDonagh (1970), Anthony Harvey (1930), Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), and Peter R. Hunt (1925).

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