FILM DIRECTOR

John Cromwell

1886 - 1979

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John Cromwell (born Elwood Dager; December 23, 1886 – September 26, 1979) was an American film and stage director and actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Cromwell has received more than 32,590 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Cromwell is the 640th most popular film director (up from 794th in 2019), the 4,091st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,122nd in 2019) and the 154th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 33k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of John Cromwells by language

Over the past year John Cromwell has had the most page views in the with 7,120 views, followed by German (3,810), and French (3,770). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Finnish (102.15%), Czech (97.88%), and Afrikaans (91.53%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Cromwell ranks 640 out of 2,041. Before him are Larry Clark, Michel Deville, Segundo de Chomón, Im Kwon-taek, Gianfranco Parolini, and Renato Castellani. After him are Juraj Herz, Robert Stevenson, Aleksandr Ptushko, David Zucker, Sergio Sollima, and Jean-Pierre Mocky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, John Cromwell ranks 152. Before him are Hella Wuolijoki, Ernst May, Radhabinod Pal, Leo G. Carroll, Stanisław Leśniewski, and Dimitri Uznadze. After him are Mohammad-Taqi Bahar, Catherine Desnitski, Constant Permeke, Malak Hifni Nasif, Peter Freuchen, and Alexander Svanidze. Among people deceased in 1979, John Cromwell ranks 124. Before him are Arno Schmidt, Johan Borgen, Ludwig Renn, Kurt Jooss, Ivar Johansson, and Issa Pliyev. After him are Catherine Hessling, Antonio Caggiano, Aleksei Kapler, Evald Ilyenkov, Pedro Arico Suárez, and Minnie Riperton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Cromwell ranks 4,091 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Guerrero (1967), Jack Klugman (1922), Chuck Hagel (1946), Robert Parish (1953), William Kaelin Jr. (1957), and Fred MacMurray (1908). After him are William J. Seymour (1870), David Huddleston (1930), Maurice Hilleman (1919), Ginger Lynn (1962), Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824), and Gus Hall (1910).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Cromwell ranks 154. Before him are Richard C. Sarafian (1930), Peter Hyams (1943), Natacha Rambova (1897), Robert Mulligan (1925), James Mangold (1963), and Larry Clark (1943). After him are David Zucker (1947), Rob Cohen (1949), Nancy Meyers (1949), Lawrence Kasdan (1949), Rob Marshall (1960), and Stan Winston (1946).

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Filmography

Dead Reckoning
Director
Sergeant Johnny Drake runs away rather than receive the Medal of Honor, so his buddy Captain 'Rip' Murdock gets permission to investigate, and love and death soon follow.
Jan 16o 19476.7 / 10
Of Human Bondage
Director
A young man finds himself attracted to a cold and unfeeling waitress who may ultimately destroy them both.
Jul 20o 19346.43 / 10
Caged
Director
A single mistake puts a 19-year old girl behind bars, where she experiences the terrors and torments of women in prison.
May 19o 19507.1 / 10