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FILM DIRECTOR

George Abbott

1887 - 1995

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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 419,081 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). George Abbott is the 1,247th most popular film director (down from 1,152nd in 2019), the 8,633rd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,169th in 2019) and the 335th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 420k

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  • 43.39

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Abbott ranks 1,247 out of 1,581Before him are Michael Caton-Jones, William C. deMille, Dennis Gansel, Neil Burger, Michael Hoffman, and Stanley Tong. After him are Lev Kulidzhanov, Leigh Whannell, Phil Alden Robinson, Yılmaz Erdoğan, Steve Miner, and Hiromasa Yonebayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, George Abbott ranks 234Before him are Carlos Dávila, Jorge de Paiva, Armen Ohanian, Harold Lockwood, Fartein Valen, and Sigurd Jørgensen. After him are Arne Halse, Väinö Siikaniemi, Kate Gillou, Joseph Lamb, Karl Taylor Compton, and Victor d'Arcy. Among people deceased in 1995, George Abbott ranks 253Before him are Riccardo Carapellese, Stig Sjölin, George Woodcock, Iosif Kheifits, Giorgio Bocchino, and Nida Senff. After him are Edmondo Fabbri, Maino Neri, Godfrey Brown, Stephen Spender, René Lemoine, and Sony Lab'ou Tansi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Abbott ranks 8,633 out of 18,182Before him are Eleanor Boardman (1898), Alex Grey (1953), Harry Spanjer (1873), Joe Medicine Crow (1913), Wayne Allwine (1947), and Chelsea Clinton (1980). After him are Oliver Ellsworth (1745), Malcolm Whitman (1877), Lisa Rinna (1963), Meg Cabot (1967), Dickey Betts (1943), and Alan Eustace (1957).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Abbott ranks 335Before him are Sidney Franklin (1893), Chris Buck (1958), Patty Jenkins (1971), William C. deMille (1878), Neil Burger (2000), and Michael Hoffman (1956). After him are Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Steve Miner (1951), Lee Unkrich (1967), Clifford Odets (1906), Joe Roth (1948), and Peter Segal (1962).

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