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 1,433,382 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Stanley Donens by language

Over the past year Stanley Donen has had the most page views in the with 168,687 views, followed by Spanish (24,725), and French (15,944). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (277.42%), Malagasy (109.67%), and Croatian (87.99%)

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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Filmography

Charade
Director
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines. But why does Peter keep changing his name?
Dec 5o 19637.69 / 10
Singin' in the Rain
Director
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Apr 9o 19528.167 / 10
Funny Face
Director
A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Feb 13o 19576.993 / 10