FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Stevenson

1905 - 1986

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Robert Edward Stevenson (31 March 1905 – 30 April 1986) was a British-American screenwriter and film director. After directing a number of British films, including King Solomon's Mines (1937), he was contracted by David O. Selznick and moved to Hollywood, but was loaned to other studios, directing Jane Eyre (1943). He directed 19 live-action films for The Walt Disney Company in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Stevenson has received more than 24,726 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Robert Stevenson is the 642nd most popular film director (down from 616th in 2019), the 2,335th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,292nd in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 25k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Robert Stevensons by language

Over the past year Robert Stevenson has had the most page views in the with 9,833 views, followed by French (7,906), and Spanish (5,762). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (177.70%), Egyptian Arabic (86.44%), and Ukrainian (37.53%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Stevenson ranks 642 out of 2,041. Before him are Segundo de Chomón, Im Kwon-taek, Gianfranco Parolini, Renato Castellani, John Cromwell, and Juraj Herz. After him are Aleksandr Ptushko, David Zucker, Sergio Sollima, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Rob Cohen, and Francis Lawrence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Robert Stevenson ranks 165. Before him are Ferenc Farkas, Raúl Leoni, Gaston Eyskens, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, Eugen Sänger, and Ramiro Ledesma Ramos. After him are Manès Sperber, Seni Pramoj, Alexandre Villaplane, Hilde Holger, Zoilo Saldombide, and Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński. Among people deceased in 1986, Robert Stevenson ranks 121. Before him are Josef Kammhuber, Anatoly Marchenko, Helen B. Taussig, Hoàng Văn Thái, Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari, and David Cooper. After him are Géza von Radványi, Vasily Ignatenko, Gregory Jarvis, Mary Eristavi, Adolfo Baloncieri, and Mika Antić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Stevenson ranks 2,335 out of 8,785. Before him are John Hadley (1682), Stanley Myers (1930), Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma (1924), Ephraim Chambers (1680), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), and John Walker (1781). After him are Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), Brenda Milner (1918), Hilary Mantel (1952), George Buchanan (1506), William Edward Ayrton (1847), and Sharon Osbourne (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Robert Stevenson ranks 50. Before him are Norman McLaren (1914), Nicolas Roeg (1928), John Glen (1932), Andrew Birkin (1945), John Madden (1949), and Paul Greengrass (1955). After him are Terence Davies (1945), Richard Marquand (1937), J. Stuart Blackton (1875), James Whale (1889), Stephen Daldry (1960), and Terence Fisher (1904).

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Filmography

Mary Poppins
Director
Mr Banks is looking for a nanny for his two mischievous children and comes across Mary Poppins, an angelic nanny. She not only brings a change in their lives but also spreads happiness.
Dec 17o 19647.6 / 10
Bedknobs and Broomsticks
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Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when they find out she is in fact a trainee witch.
Oct 7o 19717 / 10
The Love Bug
Director
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
Dec 23o 19686.5 / 10