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FILM DIRECTOR

William Daniels

1901 - 1970

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William H. Daniels ASC (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was a film cinematographer who was Greta Garbo's personal lensman, serving as the cinematographer for such Garbo-starring films as Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie, Romance (both 1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Anna Karenina (1935), and Camille (1936). Early in his career he worked regularly with director Erich von Stroheim, providing cinematography for such films as The Devil's Pass Key (1920) and Greed (1924). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Daniels has received more than 5,332,116 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Daniels is the 1,401st most popular film director (down from 1,220th in 2019), the 10,257th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,980th in 2019) and the 391st most popular American Film Director.

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  • 40.99

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  • 15

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  • 3.06

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  • 2.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Daniels ranks 1,401 out of 1,581Before him are Andy Tennant, André Roosevelt, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Haifaa al-Mansour, Kevin S. Bright, and Birt Acres. After him are Hal Hartley, Val Guest, Hito Steyerl, Flora Gomes, Albert Pyun, and Jack Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, William Daniels ranks 303Before him are Miguel Brito, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Alex James, Thomas Cooray, Eusebio Díaz, and Edmund Rubbra. After him are H. Bruce Humberstone, Carmelita Geraghty, Shirley Mason, V. Shantaram, Francisco Gamborena, and Chester Morris. Among people deceased in 1970, William Daniels ranks 230Before him are Richard Hofstadter, Okuro Oikawa, Marjorie Rambeau, Booker Ervin, John T. Scopes, and Earl Hooker. After him are Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Maurice Stokes, Charles Olson, Preston Foster, William Beaudine, and Earl Eby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Daniels ranks 10,257 out of 18,182Before him are Charles Sprague Sargent (1841), Dean Smith (1931), Tracy Hickman (1955), Harvey Mason (1947), Michael McClure (1932), and Stanley Fish (1938). After him are Avery Dulles (1918), Rick Adelman (1946), Marillyn Hewson (1953), Josiah Bartlett (1729), Erik Palladino (1968), and Ann Doran (1911).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Daniels ranks 391Before him are Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Erle C. Kenton (1896), John R. Leonetti (1956), Andy Tennant (1955), Kevin S. Bright (1954), and Birt Acres (1854). After him are Hal Hartley (1959), Albert Pyun (1953), Jack Smith (1932), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Victor Salva (1958), and Eytan Fox (1964).

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