FILM DIRECTOR

Larry Cohen

1936 - 2019

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Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American filmmaker. He originally emerged as the writer of blaxploitation films such as Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem (both 1973), before becoming known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s. His directorial works include It's Alive (1974) and its sequels, God Told Me To (1976), The Stuff (1985) and A Return to Salem's Lot (1987). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Cohen has received more than 907,622 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Larry Cohen is the 1,013th most popular film director (down from 1,001st in 2019), the 6,461st most popular biography from United States (up from 6,596th in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 910k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Larry Cohen ranks 1,013 out of 2,041. Before him are Chris Wedge, Preston Sturges, Ruth Orkin, Janusz Kamiński, Randall Wallace, and Med Hondo. After him are John Alcott, Dominic Sena, Pyotr Todorovsky, Konstantin Lopushansky, Peter Fleischmann, and Iwao Takamoto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Larry Cohen ranks 363. Before him are Alfredo Zitarrosa, Gerald Guralnik, Michał Heller, Vladimir Maslachenko, James Jamerson, and Med Hondo. After him are John Shalikashvili, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, John P. Ryan, James Lee Burke, Hans Zender, and Georg Sterzinsky. Among people deceased in 2019, Larry Cohen ranks 312. Before him are Robert Ryman, Jerrie Cobb, Patricia Bath, Ismail Petra of Kelantan, Egon Zimmermann, and Med Hondo. After him are Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Billy McNeill, Ayşen Gruda, Ron Leibman, Mirjam Pressler, and Yao Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Cohen ranks 6,461 out of 20,380. Before him are Tessa Thompson (1983), Gina Torres (1969), Steve Jordan (1957), Randall Wallace (1949), Clarke Scholes (1930), and Phyllis Allen (1861). After him are Michael Flatley (1958), Henry B. Walthall (1878), Koko Taylor (1928), Tara Reid (1975), Lou Donaldson (1926), and Morgana King (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Larry Cohen ranks 243. Before him are Joseph Sargent (1925), Randal Kleiser (1946), Chris Wedge (1957), Preston Sturges (1898), Ruth Orkin (1921), and Randall Wallace (1949). After him are Dominic Sena (1949), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Wilfred Jackson (1906), Robert Towne (1934), Archie Mayo (1891), and Irwin Allen (1916).

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