FILM DIRECTOR

Lowell Thomas

1892 - 1981

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Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicising T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). He was also involved in promoting the Cinerama widescreen system. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lowell Thomas has received more than 525,515 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lowell Thomas is the 1,668th most popular film director (down from 1,538th in 2019), the 12,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,867th in 2019) and the 478th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Lowell Thomas ranks 1,668 out of 2,041. Before him are Jack Hannah, Sebastián Lelio, Larry Charles, Ira Sachs, Ken Hughes, and Kevin Macdonald. After him are William Daniels, Philippe Falardeau, Nimród Antal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Nils Gaup, and Rainer Simon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Lowell Thomas ranks 302. Before him are Franciszek Szymczyk, Alan Hale Sr., Mirabehn, John F. Seitz, Jason Robards Sr., and George Barnes. After him are Abel Kiviat, William Beaudine, Paul Douglas, Rose McConnell Long, Fatma Begum, and Hugh MacDiarmid. Among people deceased in 1981, Lowell Thomas ranks 288. Before him are Roy Brown, Trevor Coker, George Walsh, Clarence Oldfield, Douglas Lowe, and Patsy Kelly. After him are Fidel LaBarba, Graham Whitehead, Tampa Red, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Doug Livingstone, and Bosley Crowther.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lowell Thomas ranks 12,558 out of 20,380. Before him are Alice Hoffman (1952), Andre Iguodala (1984), Eliot Spitzer (1959), John Fitch (1917), Eddie Cahill (1978), and Jennifer Rubin (1962). After him are Booker Ervin (1930), Jenn Suhr (1982), Kim Reynolds (1959), James Forbes (1952), Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859), and Herbert Goldstein (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Lowell Thomas ranks 478. Before him are Jack Smith (1932), Richard LaGravenese (1959), Todd Solondz (1959), Jack Hannah (1913), Larry Charles (1956), and Ira Sachs (1965). After him are William Daniels (1901), Nimród Antal (1973), Kasi Lemmons (1961), Robert Eggers (1983), Kevin Lima (1962), and Mark Romanek (1959).

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Filmography

Trilogy of Terror
Director
A horror anthology containing three stories: a female college professor is aggressively pursued by one of her students; a prudish brunette determines that her free-spirited blonde sister is evil; and a woman's night turns upside down after she purchases an ancient Zuni fetish doll.
Mar 4o 19756.235 / 10
Special Delivery
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A gang of thieves plan a daring bank robbery, making their escape across the rooftops of Los Angeles. The police are quickly called in, however, and only one of the robbers, Murdock, makes a clean getaway. Unfortunately, in order to do so, he is forced to dump the stolen cash into a mailbox, which he then finds is locked until midnight, forcing him to wait until the mailman makes his late night pickup. As he waits, he discovers that his hiding place has been observed by several other people, all of whom want a share of the loot.
Jul 16o 19765.2 / 10