Film Director

Melville Shavelson

American film director, producer, screenwriter, and author

1917 - 2007

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Melville Shavelson is the 1,030th most popular film director (up from 1,316th in 2024), the 7,236th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,796th in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Film Director.

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Melville Shavelson's biography spans 15 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 56.17.

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Among Film Directors

Among film directors, Melville Shavelson ranks 1,030 out of 2,296. Before him are Med Hondo, Vittorio De Seta, Frédéric Rossif, Michel Boisrond, Danis Tanović, and Álex de la Iglesia. After him are Francis Huster, Shyam Benegal, Jia Zhangke, Spike Jonze, Christopher McQuarrie, and Marleen Gorris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Melville Shavelson ranks 254. Before him are Fyodor Khitruk, Rudolf Gnägi, John Berry, Odd Lundberg, Paul Hubschmid, and Kamal Ranadive. After him are Charles Sibley, Gösta Andersson, Mikhail Devyataev, Kriangsak Chamanan, Gottfried Honegger, and Edgar Barth. Among people deceased in 2007, Melville Shavelson ranks 273. Before him are Angelo Conterno, Carlo Clerici, Jef Planckaert, Raymond Kaelbel, Joseph Nérette, and Giorgio Anglesio. After him are Tetsuo Okamoto, Benito Lorenzi, Adam Kozłowiecki, Beverly Sills, Édouard Gagnon, and Joey Bishop.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melville Shavelson ranks 7,236 out of 23,232. Before him are Keith Ferguson (1972), Herschel Savage (1952), Harley Race (1943), Nolan Ryan (1947), Malcom McLean (1913), and Miles Teller (1987). After him are Charles Sibley (1917), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Helen Murray Free (1923), Larry Brown (1940), Bitsie Tulloch (1981), and Randy Johnson (1963).

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Among Film Directors In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Melville Shavelson ranks 257. Before him are Irwin Allen (1916), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), Michael Hoffman (1956), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), and John Berry (1917). After him are Spike Jonze (1969), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Michael Chapman (1935), Chad Stahelski (1968), Tom DiCillo (1953), and Jack Conway (1887).

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