FILM DIRECTOR

William Cameron Menzies

1896 - 1957

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William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American filmmaker who pioneered the discipline of production design, a job title he invented. His career spanned five decades, during which time he also worked as an art director, director, producer, and special effects artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Cameron Menzies has received more than 191,268 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. William Cameron Menzies is the 744th most popular film director (down from 708th in 2019), the 4,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,555th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

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  • 51.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Cameron Menzies ranks 744 out of 2,041. Before him are Karl Freund, Ryan Murphy, Marc Forster, František Vláčil, John Farrow, and Bob Rafelson. After him are George Seaton, Jerry Schatzberg, Alexandre Trauner, Rajko Grlić, Allan Dwan, and Henry Selick.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, William Cameron Menzies ranks 153. Before him are Carlos P. Garcia, Árpád Weisz, Joseph Schildkraut, Friedrich Sämisch, Manuel A. Odría, and Firaq Gorakhpuri. After him are Xue Yue, Philippe Étancelin, Vilho Niittymaa, Nadejda Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven, George Burns, and Robert E. Sherwood. Among people deceased in 1957, William Cameron Menzies ranks 135. Before him are Ralph Benatzky, John Sealy Townsend, Othmar Schoeck, Grace Coolidge, James Whale, and Óscar Domínguez. After him are Oldřich Duras, Josephine Hull, Harald Sverdrup, Kulyash Baiseitova, Marie Vassilieff, and Ernest Oppenheimer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Cameron Menzies ranks 4,711 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Rafelson (1933), Helen Churchill Candee (1858), Randy Meisner (1946), Ed Heinemann (1908), Evelyn Keyes (1916), and Harold Osborn (1899). After him are Matisyahu (1979), Malcom McLean (1913), Bridget Moynahan (1971), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Gene Tunney (1897), and Theodore Lyman IV (1874).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Cameron Menzies ranks 184. Before him are Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), Jack Arnold (1916), Emile Ardolino (1943), Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), and Bob Rafelson (1933). After him are George Seaton (1911), Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Henry Selick (1952), Paul Scheuring (1968), Dennis Dugan (1946), and Chris Carter (1956).

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