1898 - 1969
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 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo McCarey is the 273rd most popular film director (up from 304th in 2019), the 1,847th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,034th in 2019) and the 78th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Leo McCarey ranks 273 out of 1,581. Before him are Henri Verneuil, Damiano Damiani, Tobe Hooper, George Roy Hill, Henry Hathaway, and Jean Rouch. After him are Krzysztof Zanussi, Gabriel Axel, Dušan Makavejev, Jacques Becker, Frank Lloyd, and Paul Schrader.
1920 - 2002
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 267
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 268
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 269
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 270
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 271
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 272
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 273
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 274
1918 - 2014
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 275
1932 - 2019
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 276
1906 - 1960
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 277
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 278
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 279
Among people born in 1898, Leo McCarey ranks 71. Before him are Ernő Gerő, Randolph Scott, Julius Schaub, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Giuseppe Saragat, and Henry Hathaway. After him are Inejiro Asanuma, Helmuth von Pannwitz, Matvei Zakharov, Leopold Infeld, Jean Borotra, and Katarzyna Kobro. Among people deceased in 1969, Leo McCarey ranks 53. Before him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Enrique Ballestrero, René Barrientos, Erika Mann, and Joseph Kosma. After him are Ernest Ansermet, Dragiša Cvetković, Wilhelm Backhaus, Frederic Bartlett, Korney Chukovsky, and Mikio Naruse.
1898 - 1980
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 65
1898 - 1987
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 66
1898 - 1967
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 67
1898 - 1942
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 68
1898 - 1988
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 69
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 70
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 71
1898 - 1960
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 72
1898 - 1947
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 73
1898 - 1972
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 74
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 75
1898 - 1994
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 76
1898 - 1951
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 77
1883 - 1969
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 47
1891 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 48
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 49
1919 - 1969
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 50
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 51
1905 - 1969
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 52
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 53
1883 - 1969
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 54
1893 - 1969
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 55
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 56
1886 - 1969
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 57
1882 - 1969
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 58
1905 - 1969
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 59
Among people born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 1,847 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara Bach (1947), Steve Vai (1960), Leonard Bloomfield (1887), Henry Hathaway (1898), Rick Riordan (1964), and Theda Bara (1885). After him are Albert King (1923), Scott McKenzie (1939), Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), and Philip José Farmer (1918).
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 1,841
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,842
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,843
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,844
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,845
1885 - 1955
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,846
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,847
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,848
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,849
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,850
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,851
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,852
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,853
Among film directors born in United States, Leo McCarey ranks 78. Before him are Edwin S. Porter (1870), Tex Avery (1908), Zack Snyder (1966), Tobe Hooper (1943), George Roy Hill (1921), and Henry Hathaway (1898). After him are Paul Schrader (1946), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Roger Corman (1926), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Michael Bay (1965), and Garry Marshall (1934).
1870 - 1941
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 72
1908 - 1980
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 73
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 74
1943 - 2017
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 75
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 76
1898 - 1985
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 77
1898 - 1969
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 78
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 79
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 80
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 81
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 82
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 83
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 84