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FILM DIRECTOR

John Frankenheimer

1930 - 2002

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John Michael Frankenheimer (February 19, 1930 – July 6, 2002) was an American film and television director known for social dramas and action/suspense films. Among his credits were Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Seven Days in May (1964), The Train (1964), Seconds (1966), Grand Prix (1966), French Connection II (1975), Black Sunday (1977), The Island of Dr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Frankenheimer has received more than 1,599,094 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. John Frankenheimer is the 314th most popular film director (down from 262nd in 2019), the 2,051st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,736th in 2019) and the 91st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Frankenheimer ranks 314 out of 1,581. Before him are Thomas Vinterberg, Frank Borzage, Satoshi Kon, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Jack L. Warner, and Giuseppe De Santis. After him are Walter Lantz, Sam Mendes, Sven Nykvist, Paolo Sorrentino, Menahem Golan, and Claude Sautet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Frankenheimer ranks 118. Before him are Marion Zimmer Bradley, Philippe Leroy, Viktor Tikhonov, Walter Bonatti, William C. Campbell, and Sergiu Nicolaescu. After him are Rahmon Nabiyev, John Young, Tanya Savicheva, Kinji Fukasaku, Ted Hughes, and Magdalena Abakanowicz. Among people deceased in 2002, John Frankenheimer ranks 70. Before him are Abba Eban, Joaquín Balaguer, Aileen Wuornos, Infanta Beatriz of Spain, François Périer, and John Entwistle. After him are Geraldine of Albania, Choi Hong Hi, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Katy Jurado, Kim Hunter, and Spyros Kyprianou.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 2,051 out of 18,182. Before him are Sam Houston (1793), Christina Aguilera (1980), Bob Fosse (1927), Paul Ryan (1970), Gigi Hadid (1995), and Jean Arthur (1900). After him are David Berkowitz (1953), Mary Anderson (1862), Jack Kemp (1935), Fred Rogers (1928), Othniel Charles Marsh (1831), and P. G. T. Beauregard (1818).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, John Frankenheimer ranks 91. Before him are Richard Brooks (1912), Henry King (1886), John Landis (1950), Jim Henson (1936), King Vidor (1894), and Frank Borzage (1894). After him are Walter Lantz (1899), Saul Bass (1920), Jerome Robbins (1918), Ub Iwerks (1901), Edward Zwick (1952), and Samuel Fuller (1912).

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Filmography

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