FILM DIRECTOR

Abraham Polonsky

1910 - 1999

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Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraham Polonsky has received more than 135,822 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham Polonsky is the 1,042nd most popular film director (down from 873rd in 2019), the 6,665th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,724th in 2019) and the 257th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Abraham Polonskies by language

Over the past year Abraham Polonsky has had the most page views in the with 17,176 views, followed by French (2,400), and Japanese (2,071). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (127.12%), Romanian (79.82%), and Slovenian (77.02%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abraham Polonsky ranks 1,042 out of 2,041. Before him are Kei Kumai, Louis Leterrier, Barbara Hammer, Pierre Tchernia, Todd Haynes, and Josef von Báky. After him are Charles Jarrott, Bill Condon, Mark L. Lester, Bruno Dumont, Grigori Roshal, and Marleen Gorris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Abraham Polonsky ranks 262. Before him are Lupita Tovar, John Wooden, László Lékai, Inge Meysel, Iuliu Baratky, and Kirk Alyn. After him are Johann Urbanek, Vladas Mikėnas, Laurance Rockefeller, Fritzi Burger, Heitor Canalli, and Adalberts Bubenko. Among people deceased in 1999, Abraham Polonsky ranks 198. Before him are Vivian Fuchs, John Berry, Rory Calhoun, Yury Malyshev, Ernest Gold, and Kirk Alyn. After him are Lester Bowie, Fritzi Burger, Tamás Mendelényi, Alain Peyrefitte, John Van Ryn, and Hideo Itokawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abraham Polonsky ranks 6,665 out of 20,380. Before him are Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890), Hal Connolly (1931), Brock Peters (1927), Darryl Jones (1961), Kirk Alyn (1910), and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. (1867). After him are Mary Alice (1941), Anna Schwartz (1915), Michael Harner (1929), Kim Gordon (1953), Courtney Thorne-Smith (1967), and Jason Lee (1970).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Abraham Polonsky ranks 257. Before him are Candida Royalle (1950), Mimi Leder (1952), Michael Chapman (1935), Stephen Sommers (1962), Barbara Hammer (1939), and Todd Haynes (1961). After him are Bill Condon (1955), Mark L. Lester (1946), Noah Baumbach (1969), Ted Wilde (1889), Zalman King (1941), and Cameron Crowe (1957).

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Filmography

Odds Against Tomorrow
Director
An old-time crook plans a heist. When one of his two partners is found out to be a black man tensions flare.
Oct 15o 19596.645 / 10
Force of Evil
Director
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Dec 25o 19486.543 / 10
Body and Soul
Director
Charley Davis, against the wishes of his mother, becomes a boxer. As he becomes more successful the fighter becomes surrounded by shady characters, including an unethical promoter named Roberts, who tempt the man with a number of vices. Charley finds himself faced with increasingly difficult choices.
Nov 11o 19476.761 / 10