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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 227,730 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert Riskin is the 1,476th most popular film director (down from 1,252nd in 2019), the 11,093rd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,316th in 2019) and the 422nd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 230k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Riskin ranks 1,476 out of 1,581Before him are Radu Jude, Lee Garmes, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kenneth Lonergan, Christophe Barratier, and Marcus Nispel. After him are Baran bo Odar, Phyllida Lloyd, Erick Zonca, Jerry Adler, Noémie Lvovsky, and Mia Hansen-Løve.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Robert Riskin ranks 262Before him are Viola Dana, Alma Rubens, Joseph Calleia, Monty Banks, William Gott, and Józef Lange. After him are Hermione Gingold, Hope Emerson, Naomi Mitchison, J. L. B. Smith, John Laurie, and Richard Russell Jr.. Among people deceased in 1955, Robert Riskin ranks 151Before him are Matthew Henson, S. Z. Sakall, Einar Arnórsson, Harry Cobby, André Rischmann, and Katharine Drexel. After him are Mary McLeod Bethune, John W. Davis, Jack McGrath, Bert McCaffrey, Carlyle Blackwell, and Leo Amery.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Riskin ranks 11,093 out of 18,182Before him are Tip O'Neill (1912), Han Ye-seul (1981), M. Shadows (1981), Betsy DeVos (1958), Rob Riggle (1970), and Mitch Richmond (1965). After him are Jake Garn (1932), Mack Robinson (1914), Tony Thompson (1954), Ann Gillis (1927), Colin Donnell (1982), and Bertrand Halperin (1941).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Riskin ranks 422Before him are Brad Anderson (1964), Tate Taylor (1969), Martha Coolidge (1946), Lee Garmes (1898), Robert Duncan McNeill (1964), and Kenneth Lonergan (1962). After him are Jerry Adler (1929), Larry Charles (1956), John Sayles (1950), Harold Prince (1928), Adam Shankman (1964), and Glen Keane (1954).

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