FILM DIRECTOR

William Cameron Menzies

1896 - 1957

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William Cameron Menzies (July 29, 1896 – March 5, 1957) was an American film production designer (a job title he invented) and art director as well as a film director and producer during a career spanning five decades. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Cameron Menzies has received more than 177,537 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

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Cameron Menzies by language

Over the past year William Cameron Menzies has had the most page views in the with 18,541 views, followed by Italian (2,254), and Russian (2,243). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are English (−10.44%), Russian (−14.58%), and Italian (−20.86%)

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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Filmography

Gone with the Wind
Director
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
Dec 15o 19397.958 / 10
It's a Wonderful Life
Director
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Dec 20o 19468.269 / 10
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Director
Spain in the 1930s is the place to be for a man of action like Robert Jordan. There is a civil war going on and Jordan—who has joined up on the side that appeals most to idealists of that era—has been given a high-risk assignment up in the mountains. He awaits the right time to blow up a crucial bridge in order to halt the enemy's progress.
Jul 12o 19436.569 / 10