FILM DIRECTOR

Ralph Nelson

1916 - 1987

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Ralph Nelson (August 12, 1916 – December 21, 1987) was an American film and television director, producer, writer, and actor. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ralph Nelson has received more than 263,728 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ralph Nelson is the 930th most popular film director (down from 892nd in 2019), the 5,961st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,856th in 2019) and the 220th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ralph Nelsons by language

Over the past year Ralph Nelson has had the most page views in the with 37,282 views, followed by German (5,386), and French (4,793). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (63.26%), Turkish (52.39%), and Finnish (44.57%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ralph Nelson ranks 930 out of 2,041. Before him are Ludwig Berger, Kote Marjanishvili, Stephen Gyllenhaal, John Lee Hancock, Álex de la Iglesia, and Oldřich Lipský. After him are Anne Fontaine, Benjamin Glazer, Luis Llosa, Yuri Ozerov, Yoshishige Yoshida, and Ringo Lam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Ralph Nelson ranks 182. Before him are Pruden, David White, Robert H. Dicke, Lou Thesz, Van Johnson, and Pierre Emmanuel. After him are David Douglas Duncan, Josef Gauchel, S. Yizhar, Rong Yiren, Bernard Heuvelmans, and Runer Jonsson. Among people deceased in 1987, Ralph Nelson ranks 163. Before him are Gioacchino Colombo, Roderich Menzel, Gerardo Diego, Kristjan Palusalu, Paul Janes, and Georges Buchard. After him are Georg Muche, Joseph Höffner, Ted Moore, Jaroslav Bouček, Alf Landon, and John Mikaelsson.

Others Born in 1916

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Others Deceased in 1987

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Nelson ranks 5,961 out of 20,380. Before him are Nate Dogg (1969), Eddie Cantor (1892), Mirabeau B. Lamar (1798), Gina Carano (1982), Lucretia Garfield (1832), and Quanah Parker (1845). After him are David Douglas Duncan (1916), John Kuck (1905), Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Raymond Scott (1908), and Ollie Johnston (1912).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ralph Nelson ranks 220. Before him are Walter Lang (1896), Steven Zaillian (1953), Chad Stahelski (1968), Tay Garnett (1894), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), and John Lee Hancock (1956). After him are Paul Morrissey (1938), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Matt Reeves (1966), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Shane Black (1961), and Spike Jonze (1969).

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Filmography

The Twilight Zone
Director
A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
8.5 / 10
Soldier Blue
Director
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection for Cresta.
Aug 12o 19706.823 / 10
Father Goose
Director
During World War II, South Sea beachcomber Walter Eckland is persuaded to spy on planes passing over his island. He gets more than he bargained for as schoolteacher Catherine Frenau arrives on the run from the Japanese with her pupils in tow!
Dec 10o 19647 / 10