FILM DIRECTOR

Roy Ward Baker

1916 - 2010

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Roy Ward Baker (born Roy Horace Baker; 19 December 1916 – 5 October 2010) was an English film director.He was known professionally as Roy Baker until 1967, when he adopted Roy Ward Baker as his screen credit. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Ward Baker has received more than 165,608 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Ward Baker is the 1,001st most popular film director (down from 968th in 2019), the 3,398th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,386th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Roy Ward Bakers by language

Over the past year Roy Ward Baker has had the most page views in the with 25,615 views, followed by French (2,837), and Italian (2,482). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (171.93%), Serbo-Croatian (73.33%), and Low Saxon (55.77%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Roy Ward Baker ranks 1,001 out of 2,041. Before him are Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Mikhail Kozakov, James Wong Howe, Joseph Sargent, Štefan Uher, and Michaël Dudok de Wit. After him are Jean-Marie Poiré, Mike Figgis, Randal Kleiser, Barry Ackroyd, Shinya Tsukamoto, and Chris Wedge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Roy Ward Baker ranks 196. Before him are Charles Kittel, Yasuji Miyazaki, Ettore Puricelli, Einar Englund, Helene Hanff, and Tinus Osendarp. After him are Guglielmo Gabetto, Irwin Allen, John D. MacDonald, Edward Platt, Irving Wallace, and Arnoldo Foà. Among people deceased in 2010, Roy Ward Baker ranks 258. Before him are Jamie Gillis, Lhasa de Sela, Paul Gray, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal, Daisuke Gōri, and Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi. After him are Robert B. Parker, William Tenn, Vladimir Maslachenko, Dario Mangiarotti, Clarke Scholes, and Enrique Morente.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Ward Baker ranks 3,398 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Grant (1935), John Houlding (1833), Clint Mansell (1963), Agnes Arber (1879), Frederick Catherwood (1799), and Janet Baker (1933). After him are Carlo Acutis (1991), Gwen John (1876), James Thomson (1700), Edward William Lane (1801), Kate Greenaway (1846), and Mike Figgis (1948).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Roy Ward Baker ranks 76. Before him are Anthony Harvey (1930), Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Tony Kaye (1952), and Nick Park (1958). After him are Mike Figgis (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), John Alcott (1930), Charles Jarrott (1927), Gerry Anderson (1929), and Freddie Francis (1917).

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Filmography

Tales from the Crypt
Director
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
7.9 / 10
A Night to Remember
Director
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.
Jul 3o 19587.576 / 10
The Lady Vanishes
Director
On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the train resumes, Iris suffers a bout of unconsciousness and wakes to find the old woman has disappeared. The other passengers ominously deny Miss Froy ever existed, so Iris begins to investigate with another traveler and, as the pair sleuth, romantic sparks fly.
Oct 7o 19387.468 / 10