FILM DIRECTOR

Ruth Orkin

1921 - 1985

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Ruth Orkin (September 3, 1921 – January 16, 1985) was an American photographer, photojournalist, and filmmaker, with ties to New York City and Hollywood. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Orkin has received more than 121,511 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Orkin is the 1,009th most popular film director, the 6,448th most popular biography from United States and the 241st most popular American Film Director.

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  • 48.32

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  • 15

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  • 4.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ruth Orkin ranks 1,009 out of 2,041. Before her are Mike Figgis, Randal Kleiser, Barry Ackroyd, Shinya Tsukamoto, Chris Wedge, and Preston Sturges. After her are Janusz Kamiński, Randall Wallace, Med Hondo, Larry Cohen, John Alcott, and Dominic Sena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ruth Orkin ranks 298. Before her are Michalina Wisłocka, Ted Schroeder, Francis Blanche, Heinrich Schmid, Sotiria Bellou, and Joseph Iléo. After her are Steve Allen, Karen Hoff, Ernest Gold, Dominique Mbonyumutwa, Liz Smith, and Bernard Lown. Among people deceased in 1985, Ruth Orkin ranks 180. Before her are Yrjö Nikkanen, Masten Gregory, Olav Sunde, George Murdock, Julie Vlasto, and George London. After her are Sam Spiegel, Rudolf Burkert, Jo Jones, Ina Claire, Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald, and Carmen Barth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ruth Orkin ranks 6,448 out of 20,380. Before her are William Dwight Whitney (1827), Earl Tupper (1907), Preston Sturges (1898), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Robert Preston (1918), and James Jamerson (1936). After her are Louise Lasser (1939), Joe Hunt (1919), Frank Silva (1950), John Armstrong Jr. (1758), Kevin Garnett (1976), and Blair Brown (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Ruth Orkin ranks 241. Before her are Harry Beaumont (1888), Stuart Gordon (1947), Joseph Sargent (1925), Randal Kleiser (1946), Chris Wedge (1957), and Preston Sturges (1898). After her are Randall Wallace (1949), Larry Cohen (1936), Dominic Sena (1949), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Wilfred Jackson (1906), and Robert Towne (1934).

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Filmography

Little Fugitive
Director
After a prank makes Joey Norton believe he killed his older brother, he runs away from home and spends the day at Coney Island while his brother tries to find him before their mother gets home.
Oct 1st 19536.9 / 10
Lovers and Lollipops
Director
Ann, an attractive widowed New York model, lives in an apartment with her daughter Peggy. The courtship of Ann by visiting engineer Larry, and accompanying misadventures, are seen alternately from their and Peggy's viewpoint. Filmed realistically at many New York locations
Apr 18th 19566.4 / 10