1909 - 1984
Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Losey has received more than 496,519 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Joseph Losey is the 221st most popular film director (up from 235th in 2019), the 1,480th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,542nd in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Joseph Losey ranks 221 out of 1,581. Before him are Theo van Gogh, Mario Bava, Marco Ferreri, Robert J. Flaherty, Spike Lee, and Gus Van Sant. After him are Anatole Litvak, Terence Young, Douglas Sirk, George Stevens, Frank Darabont, and Miklós Jancsó.
1957 - 2004
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 215
1914 - 1980
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 216
1928 - 1997
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 217
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 218
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 220
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 221
1902 - 1974
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 222
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 223
1897 - 1987
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 224
1904 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 225
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 226
1921 - 2014
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 227
Among people born in 1909, Joseph Losey ranks 45. Before him are László Rajk, Oldřich Nejedlý, Princess Ileana of Romania, Rollo May, Rudolf Brandt, and Norberto Bobbio. After him are Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia, Vicente Feola, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Hideo Sakai, James Mason, and Gunnar Björnstrand. Among people deceased in 1984, Joseph Losey ranks 39. Before him are Karl Rahner, Jackie Coogan, Irwin Shaw, Moshé Feldenkrais, Henri Michaux, and Oskar Werner. After him are Tito Gobbi, Brassaï, Janet Gaynor, James Mason, Yılmaz Güney, and Enrico Berlinguer.
1909 - 1949
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 39
1909 - 1990
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 40
1909 - 1991
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 41
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 42
1909 - 1948
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 43
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 44
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 45
1909 - 1967
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 46
1909 - 1975
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 47
1909 - 1966
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 48
1909 - 1996
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 49
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 50
1909 - 1986
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 51
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 33
1914 - 1984
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 34
1913 - 1984
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
1904 - 1984
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 36
1899 - 1984
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 37
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 38
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 39
1913 - 1984
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 40
1899 - 1984
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 41
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 42
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 43
1937 - 1984
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 44
1922 - 1984
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 45
Among people born in United States, Joseph Losey ranks 1,480 out of 18,182. Before him are Josh Brolin (1968), Edward Snowden (1983), Alan Ladd (1913), Richard Schiff (1955), Roy O. Disney (1893), and Willard Van Orman Quine (1908). After him are Nelson Goodman (1906), Dean Koontz (1945), Cybill Shepherd (1950), Martin Balsam (1919), Lil Wayne (1982), and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934).
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,474
1983 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,475
1913 - 1964
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,476
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,477
1893 - 1971
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,478
1908 - 2000
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 1,479
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,480
1906 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,481
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,482
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,483
1919 - 1996
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,484
1982 - Present
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,485
1934 - 2012
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,486
Among film directors born in United States, Joseph Losey ranks 64. Before him are John Sturges (1910), Wes Anderson (1969), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Spike Lee (1957), and Gus Van Sant (1952). After him are George Stevens (1904), Richard Fleischer (1916), Arthur Penn (1922), Raoul Walsh (1887), John G. Avildsen (1935), and Barry Levinson (1942).
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 58
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 59
1881 - 1959
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 60
1884 - 1951
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 61
1957 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 62
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 63
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 64
1904 - 1975
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 65
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 66
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 67
1887 - 1980
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 68
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 69
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 70