FILM DIRECTOR

Leo McCarey

1898 - 1969

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Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was involved in nearly 200 films, including the critically acclaimed Duck Soup, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Awful Truth, Going My Way, The Bells of St. Mary's, My Son John and An Affair To Remember.While focusing mainly on screwball comedies during the 1930s, McCarey turned towards producing more socially conscious and overtly religious films during the 1940s, ultimately finding success and acclaim in both genres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leo McCarey has received more than 379,063 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Leo McCarey is the 327th most popular film director (down from 273rd in 2019), the 2,094th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,846th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Leo McCareys by language

Over the past year Leo McCarey has had the most page views in the with 51,968 views, followed by Spanish (7,999), and French (6,801). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (130.62%), Serbian (107.68%), and Mingrelian (82.18%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Leo McCarey ranks 327 out of 2,041. Before him are Marc Allégret, Francis Veber, Anatole Litvak, King Vidor, Steven Soderbergh, and Garry Marshall. After him are George Roy Hill, Jane Campion, Gustav Ucicky, Samuel Fuller, Jan de Bont, and William Kennedy Dickson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Leo McCarey ranks 78. Before him are August Hirt, Matvei Zakharov, Jean Borotra, István Dobi, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Emil Artin. After him are Hastings Banda, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Desanka Maksimović, Luigi Fagioli, Helmuth von Pannwitz, and Piero Sraffa. Among people deceased in 1969, Leo McCarey ranks 62. Before him are Artur da Costa e Silva, Ernest Ansermet, Jiří Trnka, Joseph Kosma, Ramón Grau, and Lucien Bianchi. After him are Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg, Wilhelm Backhaus, Frederic Bartlett, Kimon Georgiev, Prince Konrad of Bavaria, and Mikio Naruse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 2,094 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Lefkowitz (1943), Garry Marshall (1934), Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890), Don Walsh (1931), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Jonathan Frakes (1952). After him are Fredric Jameson (1934), Ellen Barkin (1954), Farley Granger (1925), Jesse Douglas (1897), George Roy Hill (1921), and Ornette Coleman (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 87. Before him are Paul Schrader (1946), Frank Borzage (1894), Darren Aronofsky (1969), King Vidor (1894), Steven Soderbergh (1963), and Garry Marshall (1934). After him are George Roy Hill (1921), Samuel Fuller (1912), Sofia Coppola (1971), Tobe Hooper (1943), Henry King (1886), and George Stevens (1904).

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Filmography

Duck Soup
Director
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.
Nov 12o 19337.322 / 10
The Awful Truth
Director
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.
Oct 20o 19377.245 / 10
An Affair to Remember
Director
A couple falls in love and agrees to meet in six months at the Empire State Building - but will it happen?
Jul 11o 19577.4 / 10