FILM DIRECTOR

Julie Taymor

1952 - Today

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Julie Taymor (born December 15, 1952) is an American director and writer of theater, opera, and film. Her stage adaptation of The Lion King debuted in 1997 and received eleven Tony Award nominations, with Taymor receiving Tony Awards for her direction and costume design. Her 2002 film Frida, about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, was nominated for five Academy Awards, including a Best Original Song nomination for Taymor's composition "Burn It Blue". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julie Taymor has received more than 1,150,234 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Julie Taymor is the 1,271st most popular film director (down from 1,202nd in 2019), the 8,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,115th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Julie Taymor ranks 1,271 out of 2,041. Before her are Jaume Balagueró, Jon Amiel, Bennett Miller, Chris Buck, Leigh Whannell, and Frank Tashlin. After her are Rebecca Miller, Diane Kurys, Dudley Nichols, Bertrand Bonello, William C. deMille, and Igor Maslennikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Julie Taymor ranks 465. Before her are Joe Alaskey, Veerappan, James P. Bagian, Rosemarie Trockel, Terry George, and Thomas Munkelt. After her are Clarke Peters, Carsten Jensen, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes, Augustin Bizimungu, and Kevin Kelly.

Others Born in 1952

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julie Taymor ranks 8,527 out of 20,380. Before her are Butch Vig (1955), Kellan Lutz (1985), Gardiner Greene Hubbard (1822), James Burnham (1905), Rashida Jones (1976), and Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852). After her are Terry Kinney (1954), Bukka White (1906), Jimmy Miller (1942), Mamie Till (1921), Gail Russell (1924), and Clarke Peters (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Julie Taymor ranks 322. Before her are Aaron Norris (1951), Lewis Teague (1938), Jack Sholder (1945), Bennett Miller (1966), Chris Buck (1958), and Frank Tashlin (1913). After her are Rebecca Miller (1962), Dudley Nichols (1895), William C. deMille (1878), Joseph Ruben (1950), Wesley Ruggles (1889), and Owen Roizman (1936).

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