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FILM DIRECTOR

James Wong Howe

1899 - 1976

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Wong Tung Jim, A.S.C. (Chinese: 黃宗霑; August 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976), known professionally as James Wong Howe (Houghto), was a Chinese-born American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood due to his innovative filming techniques. Howe was known as a master of the use of shadow and one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wong Howe has received more than 1,731,503 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). James Wong Howe is the 1,297th most popular film director (down from 1,095th in 2019), the 889th most popular biography from China (down from 772nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Chinese Film Director.

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  • 23

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  • 2.15

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  • 3.88

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Wong Howe ranks 1,297 out of 1,581. Before him are Vladimir Motyl, Kwak Jae-yong, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Tom Shadyac, Gene Saks, and Kurt Wimmer. After him are Jack Sholder, Michael Ritchie, Roger Avary, Ramanand Sagar, Ken Burns, and Carlos Saldanha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, James Wong Howe ranks 248. Before him are Louis Guilloux, Jean Cugnot, George Beauchamp, Giorgio Chiavacci, Anders Petersen, and Ladislav Vácha. After him are Frits Kuipers, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Arlen, Madge Bellamy, Salomon Bochner, and Sleepy John Estes. Among people deceased in 1976, James Wong Howe ranks 214. Before him are John A. Costello, Stith Thompson, John Ainsworth-Davis, Mario Alborta, Camilo Ponce Enríquez, and Muhammad Sakizli. After him are Tibor Csík, Achille Souchard, Richard Arlen, Toni Ulmen, Henri Eberhardt, and Miriam Cooper.

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In China

Among people born in China, James Wong Howe ranks 889 out of 1,392. Before him are Feng Xiaogang (1958), Liu Xiang (1983), Wang Dan (1969), Hao Haidong (1970), Ge You (1957), and Wu'erkaixi (1968). After him are Wang Junxia (1973), Ma Long (1988), Wang Yibo (1997), Jordan Chan (1967), Simu Liu (1989), and Yuja Wang (1987).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, James Wong Howe ranks 18. Before him are Chloé Zhao (1982), Xie Jin (1923), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Jia Zhangke (1970), Li Han-hsiang (1926), and Feng Xiaogang (1958). After him are Diao Yinan (1969), Wang Xiaoshuai (1966), Lou Ye (1965), Zhang Yuan (1963), and Wang Quan'an (1965).

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