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FILM DIRECTOR

William Castle

1914 - 1977

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William Castle (born William Schloss Jr.; April 24, 1914 – May 31, 1977) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Orphaned at 11, Castle dropped out of high school at 15 to work in the theater. He came to the attention of Columbia Pictures for his talent for promotion and was hired. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Castle has received more than 687,389 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). William Castle is the 960th most popular film director (down from 845th in 2019), the 6,322nd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,481st in 2019) and the 243rd most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Castle ranks 960 out of 1,581. Before him are Stephen Gyllenhaal, Steve McQueen, Tony Kaye, Monte Hellman, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, and Chris Wedge. After him are Willis H. O'Brien, Aaron Norris, Curtis Bernhardt, Michel Boisrond, Med Hondo, and Mike Figgis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, William Castle ranks 249. Before him are David Wayne, Giuseppe Baldo, Victor Sen Yung, Jack Parsons, Viljo Heino, and Oscar Heisserer. After him are Jo Cals, Elfriede Kaun, Julián Marías, R. A. Lafferty, Jack LaLanne, and Kaisa Parviainen. Among people deceased in 1977, William Castle ranks 170. Before him are José Perácio, Matthew Garber, Franco Rol, Ulises Poirier, Carlos Prío Socarrás, and Philipp Etter. After him are Sid Atkinson, Otto Kaiser, Franco Albini, Luciano Re Cecconi, Gary Gilmore, and Toma Caragiu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Castle ranks 6,322 out of 18,182. Before him are Albert Tyler (1872), Carl Switzer (1927), Rick Yune (1971), Gates McFadden (1949), Laurance Rockefeller (1910), and Mike Starr (1950). After him are Jack Colvin (1934), Pauline Oliveros (1932), Joseph Paul Franklin (1950), Monique Alexander (1982), Anna Schwartz (1915), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Castle ranks 243. Before him are Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Stephen Sommers (1962), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Monte Hellman (1932), and Chris Wedge (1957). After him are Willis H. O'Brien (1886), Aaron Norris (1951), Robert Kramer (1939), Gregory La Cava (1892), Alexander Payne (1961), and Archie Mayo (1891).

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Filmography

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