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 best-known as actress Greta Garbo's personal lensman. Daniels served as the cinematographer on all but three of Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including Torrent (1926), The Mysterious Lady (1928), The Kiss (1929), Anna Christie (1930), Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936) and Ninotchka (1939). Early in his career, Daniels 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 5,913,570 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Daniels is the 1,669th most popular film director (down from 1,395th in 2019), the 12,574th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,234th in 2019) and the 479th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 2.59

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  • 2.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, William Daniels ranks 1,669 out of 2,041. Before him are Sebastián Lelio, Larry Charles, Ira Sachs, Ken Hughes, Kevin Macdonald, and Lowell Thomas. After him are Philippe Falardeau, Nimród Antal, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Nils Gaup, Rainer Simon, and Kasi Lemmons.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, William Daniels ranks 351. Before him are H. Bruce Humberstone, Stuart Symington, George Moorhouse, Martin Schröttle, Francisco Guilledo, and Deborah Snyder. After him are Dunc Munro, Carmelita Geraghty, Miguel Brito, Oliver La Farge, Florence Eldridge, and Donald Howard Menzel. Among people deceased in 1970, William Daniels ranks 258. Before him are Preston Foster, Earl Hooker, Richard Hofstadter, Richard Cushing, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, and Booker Ervin. After him are William Beaudine, Patricia Ellis, Louis Fischer, Rose McConnell Long, Walter Reuther, and Blanche Stuart Scott.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Daniels ranks 12,574 out of 20,380. Before him are Booker Ervin (1930), Jenn Suhr (1982), Kim Reynolds (1959), James Forbes (1952), Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859), and Herbert Goldstein (1922). After him are Wayne Frye (1930), Lina Basquette (1907), Peter Erskine (1954), Craig Wasson (1954), Tom Gola (1933), and Loren Dean (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, William Daniels ranks 479. Before him are Richard LaGravenese (1959), Todd Solondz (1959), Jack Hannah (1913), Larry Charles (1956), Ira Sachs (1965), and Lowell Thomas (1892). After him are Nimród Antal (1973), Kasi Lemmons (1961), Robert Eggers (1983), Kevin Lima (1962), Mark Romanek (1959), and Greg Nicotero (1963).

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