FILM DIRECTOR

Norman Z. McLeod

1898 - 1964

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Norman Zenos McLeod (September 20, 1898 – January 27, 1964) was an American film director. McLeod's most acclaimed work was made in collaboration with major comic performers of the 1930s, and included such films as the first original Marx Brothers comedies Monkey Business (1931) and Horse Feathers (1932), the most acclaimed W.C. Fields film It's a Gift (1934), the Danny Kaye vehicle The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), and The Paleface starring Bob Hope (1948). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Z. McLeod has received more than 96,397 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Z. McLeod is the 1,513th most popular film director, the 10,698th most popular biography from United States and the 418th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Norman Z. McLeod ranks 1,513 out of 2,041. Before him are F. Gary Gray, Felix Sobolev, Ted Demme, Adrian Biddle, Ron Underwood, and Nikolay Akimov. After him are John McNaughton, Roger Michell, Fernando Colomo, Kevin Williamson, Len Wiseman, and Robin Campillo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Norman Z. McLeod ranks 296. Before him are Henry Louis Hudson, Rachel Fuller Brown, Albert Kivikas, Stephen Vincent Benét, Gracie Fields, and Ernő Nagy. After him are Wiley Post, Clarence Walker, Molly Picon, Harry Watson, Baby Dodds, and Lucy Morton. Among people deceased in 1964, Norman Z. McLeod ranks 202. Before him are Adele Goldstine, Gracie Allen, Branislav Hrnjiček, C. I. Lewis, Hedwig Kohn, and Frank Albertson. After him are Roscoe Pound, Fred Tootell, Kate Gillou, Josef Šroubek, Alice Wilson, and Robert Warwick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Z. McLeod ranks 10,698 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Snead (1912), Kevin Systrom (1983), Robert Lowery (1913), Cheryl Hines (1965), Dorothy Abbott (1920), and Shirley Walker (1945). After him are Allen Johnson (1971), Shaun White (1986), Jimmy Bryan (1926), John McNaughton (1950), Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), and Fyvush Finkel (1922).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Norman Z. McLeod ranks 418. Before him are Al Parker (1952), Shirley Clarke (1919), Ward Kimball (1914), F. Gary Gray (1969), Ted Demme (1963), and Ron Underwood (1953). After him are John McNaughton (1950), Kevin Williamson (1965), Len Wiseman (1973), Frank Perry (1930), Steven Lisberger (1951), and Dick Richards (1936).

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