FILM DIRECTOR

Julius J. Epstein

1909 - 2000

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Julius J. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – December 30, 2000) was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, of the film Casablanca (1942), for which the writers won an Academy Award. It was adapted from an unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's, written by Murray Bennett and Joan Alison. His identical twin died in 1952, a loss that he felt for the rest of his life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julius J. Epstein has received more than 303,023 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Julius J. Epstein is the 1,198th most popular film director (down from 1,104th in 2019), the 7,845th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,261st in 2019) and the 296th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 300k

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  • 53.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Julius J. Epstein ranks 1,198 out of 2,041. Before him are Kazimierz Kutz, Shekhar Kapur, Juliusz Machulski, Ivor Montagu, Steve Kloves, and Pilar Miró. After him are Gerhard Lamprecht, Volodymyr Dakhno, Jack Conway, Denys de La Patellière, Férid Boughedir, and Christian de Chalonge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Julius J. Epstein ranks 329. Before him are Sergey Gritsevets, Elis Wiklund, Ivan Fuqua, Martha Norelius, Bill Carr, and Giovanni Palatucci. After him are Rune Carlsson, Frank Wykoff, Koichi Kudo, Arthur Geoffrey Walker, Lazăr Sfera, and Marjorie Clark. Among people deceased in 2000, Julius J. Epstein ranks 250. Before him are Noor Jehan, Alexandros Nikolopoulos, Curt Siodmak, Marc Davis, Edward Craven Walker, and Enric Miralles. After him are Brandãozinho, Erich Borchmeyer, Vladimir Bagirov, George Koltanowski, Gwen Verdon, and Big Pun.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Julius J. Epstein ranks 7,845 out of 20,380. Before him are Julieta Venegas (1970), Tom Peters (1942), Helen Gallagher (1926), Dick Durbin (1944), Carl Blegen (1887), and Sidney Verba (1932). After him are Jerry Lawler (1949), Blanche Sweet (1896), Jane Bowles (1917), Charles A. Beard (1874), Paul Dano (1984), and Stuart Hameroff (1947).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Julius J. Epstein ranks 296. Before him are Richard Rush (1929), John Musker (1953), Jon Avnet (1949), Trey Parker (1969), Robert Kramer (1939), and Steve Kloves (1960). After him are Jack Conway (1887), Busby Berkeley (1895), David Hand (1900), George Abbott (1887), Stan Brakhage (1933), and Walter Murch (1943).

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