Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Courageous Dr. Christian or Backdraft (Film)?

Dr Christian Andrew William Thompson( born 1978) is an Australian artist. <SEP> Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest- starring in several television series, including an episode of" The Twilight Zone". He gained national attention for playing young Opie Taylor, the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor( played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom" The Andy Griffith Show" from 1960 through 1968. During this time, he also appeared in the musical film" The Music Man"( 1962), a critical and commercial success. Howard was cast in one of the lead roles in the coming- of- age film" American Graffiti"( 1973), which received widespread acclaim and became one of the most profitable films of all time. The following year, Howard became a household name for playing Richie Cunningham in the sitcom" Happy Days", a role he would play from 1974 through 1980. Ronald William Howard( born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard continued appearing in films during this time, such as the western film" The Shootist"( 1976) and the comedy film" Grand Theft Auto"( 1977), which also marked his directorial debut. In 1980, Howard left" Happy Days" to focus on directing. His films include the science- fiction/ fantasy" Cocoon"( 1985), the fantasy" Willow"( 1988), the thriller" Backdraft"( 1991), the historical docudrama" Apollo 13"( 1995), the Christmas comedy" How the Grinch Stole Christmas", the biographical drama" A Beautiful Mind"( 2001), the biographical sports drama" Cinderella Man"( 2005), the thriller" The Da Vinci Code"( 2006), the historical drama" Frost/ Nixon"( 2008),( 2018), and the documentary" Pavarotti"( 2019). For" A Beautiful Mind", Howard won the Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2003, Howard was awarded the National Medal of Arts. Asteroid 12561 Howard is named after him. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2013. Howard has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions in the television and motion pictures industries. <SEP> Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris. <SEP> The Courageous Dr. Christian is a 1940 American film directed by Bernard Vorhaus. <SEP> The film stars Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rebecca De Mornay, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jason Gedrick and J. T. Walsh. It is about Chicago firefighters on the trail of a serial arsonist. The film grossed$ 77.9 million domestically and$ 74.5 million in foreign markets, for a total gross of$ 152.4 million. Backdraft is a 1991 American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. The film received three Oscar nominations. <SEP> The Harvard University graduate, in addition to directing thirty- two films, was also the mentor to future film director David Lean, some of whose work as a film editor early in his career was on Vorhaus pictures. He worked steadily as a screenwriter in Hollywood while in his 20s but wanted to direct movies. He eventually decided to move to England and began directing quota quickies, such as" The Last Journey"( 1935). After success in England, Vorhaus moved back to the U.S. and began working at Republic Pictures directing B-movies. Vorhaus was blacklisted in 1951 at HUAC hearings. Bernard Vorhaus( December 25, 1904 – November 23, 2000) was an American film director born in New York City. Vorhaus had already moved to Europe at that time and directed a few minor films while there. He finally returned to England and retired from the film business, founding a business specialising in house renovations. Vorhaus had two children, Gwyn and David, an electronic music pioneer who worked under the name White Noise.