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 272,376 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Joseph Losey is the 234th most popular film director (up from 251st in 2019), the 1,543rd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,634th in 2019) and the 70th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Joseph Losey ranks 234 out of 1,580. Before him are Mario Monicelli, Mauritz Stiller, Richard Fleischer, Russ Meyer, Liliana Cavani, and Cecil B. DeMille. After him are Sven Nykvist, Youssef Chahine, Robert J. Flaherty, Tex Avery, Frank Darabont, and Mike Newell.
1915 - 2010
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 228
1883 - 1928
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 229
1916 - 2006
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 230
1922 - 2004
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 231
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 232
1881 - 1959
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 233
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 234
1922 - 2006
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 235
1926 - 2008
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 236
1884 - 1951
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 237
1908 - 1980
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 238
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 239
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 240
Among people born in 1909, Joseph Losey ranks 53. Before him are Indro Montanelli, Otto Kumm, László Rajk, Nathan Rosen, Alexander Pechersky, and Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche. After him are Rudolf Brandt, Gunnar Björnstrand, Art Tatum, Alain Poher, Princess Ileana of Romania, and Lester Young. Among people deceased in 1984, Joseph Losey ranks 43. Before him are James Mason, Ansel Adams, Moshé Feldenkrais, Oskar Werner, Brassaï, and Janet Gaynor. After him are Hans Speidel, Walter Rauff, Jackie Coogan, Enrico Berlinguer, Tito Gobbi, and Carl Ferdinand Cori.
1909 - 2001
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 47
1909 - 2004
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 48
1909 - 1949
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 49
1909 - 1995
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 50
1909 - 1990
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 51
1909 - 1998
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 52
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 53
1909 - 1948
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 54
1909 - 1986
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 55
1909 - 1956
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 56
1909 - 1996
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 57
1909 - 1991
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 58
1909 - 1959
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 59
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 37
1902 - 1984
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 38
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 39
1922 - 1984
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 40
1899 - 1984
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 41
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 42
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 43
1897 - 1984
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 44
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 45
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 46
1922 - 1984
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 47
1913 - 1984
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 48
1896 - 1984
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 49
Among people born in United States, Joseph Losey ranks 1,543 out of 15,968. Before him are Janet Gaynor (1906), Paul Krugman (1953), Izzy Stradlin (1962), Edward W. Morley (1838), Cecil B. DeMille (1881), and James Oliver Curwood (1878). After him are Avery Brundage (1887), Henry Rollins (1961), Ben Carson (1951), Temple Grandin (1947), Gene Roddenberry (1921), and Thornton Wilder (1897).
1906 - 1984
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 1,537
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,538
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,539
1838 - 1923
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 1,540
1881 - 1959
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,541
1878 - 1927
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,542
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,543
1887 - 1975
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,544
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,545
1951 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,546
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,547
1921 - 1991
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,548
1897 - 1975
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,549
Among film directors born in United States, Joseph Losey ranks 70. Before him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), Roger Corman (1926), Stanley Kramer (1913), Richard Fleischer (1916), Russ Meyer (1922), and Cecil B. DeMille (1881). After him are Robert J. Flaherty (1884), Tex Avery (1908), George Stevens (1904), Saul Bass (1920), Henry King (1886), and George Roy Hill (1921).
1870 - 1941
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 64
1926 - Present
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 65
1913 - 2001
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 66
1916 - 2006
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 67
1922 - 2004
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 68
1881 - 1959
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 69
1909 - 1984
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 70
1884 - 1951
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 71
1908 - 1980
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 72
1904 - 1975
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 73
1920 - 1996
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 74
1886 - 1982
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 75
1921 - 2002
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 76