FILM DIRECTOR

George Abbott

1887 - 1995

Photo of George Abbott

Icon of person George Abbott

George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1982. the National Medal of Arts in 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Abbott has received more than 448,690 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). George Abbott is the 1,211th most popular film director (up from 1,244th in 2019), the 7,992nd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,615th in 2019) and the 300th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.24

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Abbott ranks 1,211 out of 2,041. Before him are Leonid Osyka, Busby Berkeley, George Fitzmaurice, David Hand, Duncan Jones, and Edmond Keosayan. After him are Stan Brakhage, Walter Murch, Feng Xiaogang, José Padilha, Adam McKay, and Arne Sucksdorff.

Most Popular Film Directors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, George Abbott ranks 236. Before him are Erich Hecke, Arvo Ylppö, Walter Johnson, Carl Blegen, Jack Conway, and Patrick O'Connell. After him are Walter Janssen, Giuseppe Domenichelli, Samuel Eliot Morison, Al Ernest Garcia, Anthony van Hoboken, and Jerónimo Méndez. Among people deceased in 1995, George Abbott ranks 264. Before him are Fischer Black, Giorgio Bocchino, Sony Lab'ou Tansi, George Stibitz, Henry Roth, and John Peters Humphrey. After him are Sergei Grinkov, Margaret Woodbridge, Paul A. Rothchild, José Luis González Dávila, Phil Harris, and Maino Neri.

Others Born in 1887

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1995

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, George Abbott ranks 7,992 out of 20,380. Before him are Eliza Dushku (1980), Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Clu Gulager (1928), Kristin Hannah (1960), Lindsay Davenport (1976), and Danny Masterson (1976). After him are Matthew Davis (1978), Rudolph Rummel (1932), Debbie Rowe (1958), Barry McGuire (1935), Charles Moore (1929), and Michael Anthony (1954).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Abbott ranks 300. Before him are Robert Kramer (1939), Steve Kloves (1960), Julius J. Epstein (1909), Jack Conway (1887), Busby Berkeley (1895), and David Hand (1900). After him are Stan Brakhage (1933), Walter Murch (1943), Adam McKay (1968), Tom McCarthy (1966), Lee Unkrich (1967), and Laura Poitras (1964).

American born Film Directors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous