1912 - 1992
Richard Brooks (May 18, 1912 – March 11, 1992) was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Brooks has received more than 912,750 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Richard Brooks is the 292nd most popular film director (up from 300th in 2019), the 1,951st most popular biography from United States (up from 1,997th in 2019) and the 85th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Richard Brooks ranks 292 out of 1,581. Before him are Darren Aronofsky, Michael Bay, Germaine Dulac, Ruggero Deodato, Yuen Woo-ping, and Garry Marshall. After him are Mike Nichols, Béla Tarr, M. Night Shyamalan, Leos Carax, Carol Reed, and Ermanno Olmi.
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 286
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 287
1882 - 1942
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 288
1939 - 2022
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 289
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 290
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 291
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 292
1931 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 293
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 294
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 295
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 296
1906 - 1976
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 297
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 298
Among people born in 1912, Richard Brooks ranks 83. Before him are Michel Debré, A. E. van Vogt, Lady Bird Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Chaïm Perelman, and Arne Næss. After him are Sohn Kee-chung, Hugh Griffith, Jacques Ellul, Shoichi Nishimura, Perry Como, and Philibert Tsiranana. Among people deceased in 1992, Richard Brooks ranks 61. Before him are Markos Vafeiadis, Princess Margaret of Denmark, Takeshi Inoue, Albert King, Georges Delerue, and Dick York. After him are Väinö Linna, Nathan Milstein, Larbi Benbarek, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Nureddin al-Atassi, and Heinrich Eberbach.
1912 - 1996
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 77
1912 - 2000
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 78
1912 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 79
1912 - 1967
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 80
1912 - 1984
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 81
1912 - 2009
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 82
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 83
1912 - 2002
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 84
1912 - 1980
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 85
1912 - 1994
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 86
1912 - 1998
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 87
1912 - 2001
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 88
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 89
1906 - 1992
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 55
1895 - 1992
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 56
1928 - 1992
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 57
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 58
1925 - 1992
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 59
1928 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 60
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 61
1920 - 1992
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 62
1902 - 1992
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 63
1914 - 1992
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 64
1908 - 1992
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 65
1929 - 1992
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 66
1895 - 1992
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 67
Among people born in United States, Richard Brooks ranks 1,951 out of 18,182. Before him are Jessica Chastain (1977), John O'Keefe (1939), Upton Sinclair (1878), Marion Zimmer Bradley (1930), Griffin Dunne (1955), and Thomas J. Watson (1874). After him are Hubert Humphrey (1911), Burt Bacharach (1928), Robert Mapplethorpe (1946), Chris Evert (1954), Ted Turner (1938), and Carol Gilligan (1936).
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,945
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,946
1878 - 1968
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,947
1930 - 1999
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,948
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,949
1874 - 1956
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,950
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 1,951
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,952
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,953
1946 - 1989
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,954
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,955
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,956
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 1,957
Among film directors born in United States, Richard Brooks ranks 85. Before him are Paul Schrader (1946), Steven Soderbergh (1963), Roger Corman (1926), Darren Aronofsky (1969), Michael Bay (1965), and Garry Marshall (1934). After him are Henry King (1886), John Landis (1950), Jim Henson (1936), King Vidor (1894), Frank Borzage (1894), and John Frankenheimer (1930).
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 79
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 80
1926 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 81
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 82
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 83
1934 - 2016
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 84
1912 - 1992
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 85
1886 - 1982
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 86
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 87
1936 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 88
1894 - 1982
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 89
1894 - 1962
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 90
1930 - 2002
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 91