FILM DIRECTOR

William Beaudine

1892 - 1970

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William Washington Beaudine (January 15, 1892 – March 18, 1970) was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres. He is best known today for his silent films Little Annie Rooney and Sparrows, both with Mary Pickford; the W. C. Fields comedy The Old Fashioned Way; several Bela Lugosi and Charlie Chan thrillers; Mom and Dad, a sex-education exploitation film; and the popular Bowery Boys comedies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2024). William Beaudine is the 1,701st most popular film director (down from 1,697th in 2024), the 13,016th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,934th in 2019) and the 492nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Beaudine ranks 1,701 out of 2,041. Before him are Mahiro Maeda, Morgan Spurlock, Jeff Nathanson, Robert Riskin, Jason Reitman, and Lenny Abrahamson. After him are James Frawley, Jeffrey Lieber, Nimród Antal, Axel Braun, Rupert Sanders, and Malik Bendjelloul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, William Beaudine ranks 304. Before him are George Barnes, Walter Hagen, Alfred Lunt, Ruth Roland, Wilhelm Lützow, and William Demarest. After him are Abel Kiviat, Lowell Thomas, Claire Du Brey, Rose McConnell Long, Hoot Gibson, and Eva Bowring. Among people deceased in 1970, William Beaudine ranks 260. Before him are Charles Olson, Richard Cushing, Earl Hooker, Marjorie Rambeau, Louis Fischer, and Lillian Board. After him are Booker Ervin, Preston Foster, Patricia Ellis, and Rose McConnell Long.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Beaudine ranks 13,020 out of 20,380. Before him are Juliette Gordon Low (1860), Ramy Youssef (1991), Alice Austen (1866), Bill Hinzman (1936), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), and P. C. Cast (1960). After him are Warrel Dane (1961), Mark Stevens (1916), Milt Campbell (1933), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Ernest Tubb (1914), and Gloria Talbott (1931).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Beaudine ranks 492. Before him are Brad Anderson (1964), Adam Shankman (1964), Gary Rydstrom (1959), Morgan Spurlock (1970), Jeff Nathanson (1965), and Robert Riskin (1897). After him are James Frawley (1936), Jeffrey Lieber (1969), Nimród Antal (1973), Errol Morris (1948), Hal Hartley (1959), and Rory Kennedy (1968).

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