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FILM DIRECTOR

Monte Hellman

1932 - 2021

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Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the horror film Beast from Haunted Cave (1959), produced by Gene Corman, Roger Corman's brother. He would later gain critical recognition for the Westerns The Shooting and Ride in the Whirlwind (both 1966) starring Jack Nicholson, and the independent road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) starring James Taylor and Dennis Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Monte Hellman has received more than 376,552 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Monte Hellman is the 957th most popular film director (down from 907th in 2019), the 6,286th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,997th in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Film Director.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Monte Hellman ranks 957 out of 1,581. Before him are Ben Sharpsteen, Stephen Sommers, Caleb Deschanel, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Steve McQueen, and Tony Kaye. After him are Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Chris Wedge, William Castle, Willis H. O'Brien, Aaron Norris, and Curtis Bernhardt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Monte Hellman ranks 296. Before him are Atef Ebeid, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Robert B. Parker, Marc Fumaroli, Casey Kasem, and Jay Miner. After him are Pauline Oliveros, Soon-Tek Oh, Jacques Roubaud, Antti Hyvärinen, Michel Leblond, and Ugo Mifsud Bonnici. Among people deceased in 2021, Monte Hellman ranks 441. Before him are Igor Nikulin, Murray Walker, Keri Hulme, Christa Stubnick, Joseph Benz, and Cara Williams. After him are William E. Thornton, Ryszard Szurkowski, Dani Shmulevich-Rom, Markie Post, Ivo Trumbić, and Jean-François Stévenin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Monte Hellman ranks 6,286 out of 18,182. Before him are Jay Garner (1938), Ted Raimi (1965), Pat O'Brien (1899), Roger Maris (1934), Ray Parker Jr. (1954), and Ted Meredith (1891). After him are Peter Tork (1942), Albert Dekker (1905), Larry Nassar (1963), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Richard Bong (1920), and Randy Brecker (1945).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Monte Hellman ranks 241. Before him are Jon Turteltaub (1963), Harry Beaumont (1888), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Stephen Sommers (1962), Caleb Deschanel (1944), and Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949). After him are Chris Wedge (1957), William Castle (1914), Willis H. O'Brien (1886), Aaron Norris (1951), Robert Kramer (1939), and Gregory La Cava (1892).

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Filmography

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