FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Riskin

1897 - 1955

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Robert Riskin (March 30, 1897 – September 20, 1955) was an American screenwriter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Riskin has received more than 243,296 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Riskin is the 1,605th most popular film director (down from 1,470th in 2019), the 11,640th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,068th in 2019) and the 450th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Riskin ranks 1,605 out of 2,041. Before him are Byron Howard, Francesca Comencini, Mario Martone, Joe Carnahan, Kevin S. Bright, and Christophe Barratier. After him are Kenneth Lonergan, Alain Guiraudie, Hito Steyerl, Brenda Chapman, Daniel Espinosa, and Ruben Fleischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Robert Riskin ranks 307. Before him are Hermione Gingold, Edwin Graves, Monty Banks, Naomi Mitchison, Cecil Parker, and Margaret Chase Smith. After him are Muriel Freeman, William Gott, Richard Russell Jr., John Laurie, Jerome Cowan, and Dorothy Peterson. Among people deceased in 1955, Robert Riskin ranks 168. Before him are S. Z. Sakall, Harold Walden, Pentti Haanpää, Jack McGrath, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Einar Arnórsson. After him are John McLean, Carlyle Blackwell, Katharine Drexel, Leo Amery, John W. Davis, and Irving Small.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Riskin ranks 11,640 out of 20,380. Before him are Wendy Schaal (1954), Paul Lynde (1926), Mitch Miller (1911), Foy Draper (1911), Fiona Apple (1977), and June Marlowe (1903). After him are Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Leamon King (1936), Caleb Cushing (1800), Mike Mansfield (1903), Caroline Williams (1957), and S. E. Hinton (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Riskin ranks 450. Before him are David Silverman (1957), Susan Seidelman (1952), Charles Shyer (1951), Penelope Spheeris (1946), Joe Carnahan (1969), and Kevin S. Bright (1954). After him are Kenneth Lonergan (1962), Brenda Chapman (1962), Ruben Fleischer (1974), John Singleton (1968), Rick Rosenthal (1949), and Adam Shankman (1964).

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