FILM DIRECTOR

Sean S. Cunningham

1941 - Today

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Sean Sexton Cunningham (born December 31, 1941) is an American filmmaker, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for directing and producing several horror films, beginning in the early 1970s. Raised in Connecticut, Cunningham graduated from Franklin & Marshall College before earning an MFA from Stanford University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sean S. Cunningham has received more than 646,487 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Sean S. Cunningham is the 818th most popular film director (down from 744th in 2019), the 5,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,779th in 2019) and the 199th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sean S. Cunninghams by language

Over the past year Sean S. Cunningham has had the most page views in the with 72,699 views, followed by German (6,322), and Spanish (5,251). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (879.59%), Egyptian Arabic (67.15%), and Ukrainian (43.88%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sean S. Cunningham ranks 818 out of 2,041. Before him are Gulzar, Matthew Vaughn, Ari Folman, Edgar Reitz, Aleksander Ford, and Sion Sono. After him are Andrew Davis, Urban Gad, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Max Fleischer, and Julio Medem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Sean S. Cunningham ranks 320. Before him are Karel Urbánek, Ahmed al-Mirghani, Rosa Maria Sardà, Takayuki Kuwata, Donella Meadows, and Dr. John. After him are Nangolo Mbumba, Robert Keohane, Rosalind E. Krauss, Erkin Koray, Gabriel Zubeir Wako, and Nicolae Neagoe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sean S. Cunningham ranks 5,194 out of 20,380. Before him are Pat Smear (1959), Ralph Linton (1893), Charlie Wilson (1933), Sam J. Jones (1954), Charley Chase (1893), and Dina Meyer (1968). After him are Sonia Sotomayor (1954), Reba McEntire (1955), Tony Visconti (1944), Ken Walsh (1945), Andrew Davis (1946), and William Porter (1926).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sean S. Cunningham ranks 199. Before him are Antoine Fuqua (1966), Ted Post (1918), Bryan Singer (1965), Kevin Smith (1970), Martin Brest (1951), and George Sidney (1916). After him are Andrew Davis (1946), Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893), Gordon Douglas (1907), Hal Roach (1892), George Marshall (1891), and Timothy Treadwell (1957).

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Filmography

Friday the 13th
Director
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
May 9o 19806.4 / 10
Friday the 13th
Director
A group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.
Feb 11o 20095.8 / 10
Freddy vs. Jason
Director
Freddy enlists Jason to kill on his behalf on Elm Street, after realizing that he can't haunt dreams because people no longer fear him.
Aug 15o 20036 / 10