FILM DIRECTOR

Stanley Donen

1924 - 2019

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Stanley Donen ( DON-ən; April 13, 1924 – February 21, 2019) was an American film director and choreographer. He received the Honorary Academy Award in 1998, and the Career Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Donen has received more than 1,539,915 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Stanley Donen is the 348th most popular film director (down from 244th in 2019), the 2,259th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,650th in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 57.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Stanley Donen ranks 348 out of 2,041. Before him are Kira Muratova, Ivan Reitman, Jean Girault, George Stevens, John Landis, and Georgiy Daneliya. After him are Ermanno Olmi, Ray Harryhausen, Mika Kaurismäki, Gustaf Gründgens, Guy Hamilton, and Valerio Zurlini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Stanley Donen ranks 108. Before him are Torsten Wiesel, Danielle Mitterrand, Edward Cassidy, Daniel arap Moi, Jean Girault, and Katy Jurado. After him are Rudolf Vrba, Rikidōzan, Dinah Washington, Pat Hingle, Khamtai Siphandon, and Zbigniew Herbert. Among people deceased in 2019, Stanley Donen ranks 102. Before him are Robert Frank, Dušan Makavejev, Ginger Baker, Jessye Norman, Antoine Gizenga, and Georgiy Daneliya. After him are John Conyers, Branko Lustig, Peter Mayhew, Guillermo Mordillo, Paul Badura-Skoda, and György Konrád.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Stanley Donen ranks 2,259 out of 20,380. Before him are James Rothman (1950), Joe Perry (1950), Djuna Barnes (1892), Henry Murray (1893), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), and Johnny Winter (1944). After him are Chazz Palminteri (1952), Michael Walzer (1935), Betty Friedan (1921), Joseph E. Johnston (1807), Baruch Goldstein (1956), and Carol Gilligan (1936).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Stanley Donen ranks 95. Before him are Samuel Fuller (1912), Sofia Coppola (1971), Tobe Hooper (1943), Henry King (1886), George Stevens (1904), and John Landis (1950). After him are Ray Harryhausen (1920), Clifford Odets (1906), Irvin Kershner (1923), Saul Bass (1920), Joe Dante (1946), and Robert Benton (1932).

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