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FILM DIRECTOR

King Vidor

1894 - 1982

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King Wallis Vidor (; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, humane, and sympathetic depiction of contemporary social issues. Considered an auteur director, Vidor approached multiple genres and allowed the subject matter to determine the style, often pressing the limits of film-making conventions.His most acclaimed and successful film in the silent era is The Big Parade (1925). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of King Vidor has received more than 897,870 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). King Vidor is the 304th most popular film director (down from 299th in 2019), the 2,011th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,983rd in 2019) and the 89th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 57.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

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  • 4.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, King Vidor ranks 304 out of 1,581Before him are Ermanno Olmi, Tsui Hark, Henry King, John Landis, Jim Henson, and Gaspar Noé. After him are Ishirō Honda, Philippe de Broca, Mikio Naruse, Thomas Vinterberg, Frank Borzage, and Satoshi Kon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, King Vidor ranks 66Before him are Dimitri Tiomkin, Walter Warlimont, Hans Langsdorff, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Wilhelm Schepmann, and Américo Tomás. After him are Frank Borzage, Tivadar Soros, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Georges Guynemer, Georges Gurvitch, and E. E. Cummings. Among people deceased in 1982, King Vidor ranks 70Before him are Marty Feldman, Pierre Balmain, Bess Truman, Vic Morrow, Pierre Mendès France, and Henry King. After him are Tadj ol-Molouk, Elis Regina, Adolf Heusinger, Roberto Calvi, Pavel Alexandrov, and Patrick Dewaere.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, King Vidor ranks 2,011 out of 18,182Before him are Jim Henson (1936), Jack Welch (1935), Irving Penn (1917), Charles Sweeney (1919), Jim Parsons (1973), and Megan Fox (1986). After him are Jamie Foxx (1967), Ben Carson (1951), Lewis Mumford (1895), Julia Ann (1969), Howard Martin Temin (1934), and James Whitmore (1921).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, King Vidor ranks 89Before him are Michael Bay (1965), Garry Marshall (1934), Richard Brooks (1912), Henry King (1886), John Landis (1950), and Jim Henson (1936). After him are Frank Borzage (1894), John Frankenheimer (1930), Walter Lantz (1899), Saul Bass (1920), Jerome Robbins (1918), and Ub Iwerks (1901).

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