ACTOR

Larry Semon

1889 - 1928

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Lawrence Semon (February 9, 1889 – October 8, 1928) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter during the silent film era. In his day, Semon was considered a major movie comedian, but he is now remembered mainly for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy before they started working together. He is also sometimes noted for directing (as well as appearing in) the 1925 silent film The Wizard of Oz, which had a slight influence on the better-known 1939 talkie The Wizard of Oz released by MGM. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Larry Semon has received more than 168,443 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Larry Semon is the 1,901st most popular actor (up from 2,371st in 2019), the 3,107th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,836th in 2019) and the 875th most popular American Actor.

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  • 170k

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  • 54.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Larry Semon ranks 1,901 out of 13,578. Before him are Rob Schneider, Françoise Fabian, Miranda Richardson, Fritz Wepper, Véra Clouzot, and Frances Sternhagen. After him are Nicola Di Bari, Carmen Electra, Eric Stoltz, Carla Gugino, Abdellatif Kechiche, and Lee Dong-wook.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Larry Semon ranks 105. Before him are Achille Starace, Baba Sali, Maximilian de Angelis, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Walton Walker, and Maria Bochkareva. After him are Tito Schipa, John B. Kelly Sr., Isak Samokovlija, Bella Rosenfeld, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, and Richard Boleslawski. Among people deceased in 1928, Larry Semon ranks 53. Before him are Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Otto Nordenskjöld, Mauritz Stiller, Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Francis Preserved Leavenworth, and Medardo Rosso. After him are Hermann Sudermann, Robert Lansing, Emil Wiechert, Frank Dicksee, Enrico Cecchetti, and Alexander Spendiaryan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Larry Semon ranks 3,107 out of 20,380. Before him are James S. Sherman (1855), George Koval (1913), Daniel Inouye (1924), Daniel Boone (1734), Esther Lederberg (1922), and Frances Sternhagen (1930). After him are Annie Proulx (1935), Stephen Cole Kleene (1909), Raymond Smullyan (1919), John Waters (1946), Jedediah Smith (1799), and Sun Ra (1914).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Larry Semon ranks 875. Before him are Gordon Mitchell (1923), Dita Von Teese (1972), Mitch Pileggi (1952), Christina Ricci (1980), Rob Schneider (1963), and Frances Sternhagen (1930). After him are Carmen Electra (1972), Eric Stoltz (1961), Carla Gugino (1971), Maila Nurmi (1922), Sandra Dee (1942), and Mary-Louise Parker (1964).

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