FILM DIRECTOR

George Seaton

1911 - 1979

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George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director. Seaton led several industry organizations, serving as a three-time president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, president of the Writers Guild of America West and the Screen Directors Guild, and vice president of Motion Picture Relief Fund. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Seaton has received more than 197,909 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. George Seaton is the 745th most popular film director (down from 599th in 2019), the 4,735th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,911th in 2019) and the 185th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Seaton ranks 745 out of 2,041. Before him are Ryan Murphy, Marc Forster, František Vláčil, John Farrow, Bob Rafelson, and William Cameron Menzies. After him are Jerry Schatzberg, Alexandre Trauner, Rajko Grlić, Allan Dwan, Henry Selick, and Andrew Marton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, George Seaton ranks 177. Before him are Heinz von Foerster, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Klára Dán von Neumann, Nagarjun, Viktor Nekrasov, and Hédi Amara Nouira. After him are Guido del Mestri, Kaj Franck, Said Akl, Butterfly McQueen, Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, and Nicolae Kovács. Among people deceased in 1979, George Seaton ranks 147. Before him are Zeppo Marx, Henri Anspach, Walter Legge, I. A. Richards, Henri Saint Cyr, and Georgy Beriev. After him are Tapio Rautavaara, Bruno Apitz, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Barbara Hutton, Vilho Niittymaa, and Joan Blondell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Seaton ranks 4,735 out of 20,380. Before him are Alvan Clark (1804), Paula Patton (1975), Frederic Clements (1874), John Spencer (1946), Corey Taylor (1973), and Howard Stern (1954). After him are Kenneth Nichols (1907), John Bennett Perry (1941), Ward Bond (1903), Carrie Snodgress (1945), Gary Gygax (1938), and Joan Wallach Scott (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Seaton ranks 185. Before him are Jack Arnold (1916), Emile Ardolino (1943), Dan O'Bannon (1946), Ryan Murphy (1965), Bob Rafelson (1933), and William Cameron Menzies (1896). After him are Jerry Schatzberg (1927), Henry Selick (1952), Paul Scheuring (1968), Dennis Dugan (1946), Chris Carter (1956), and Todd Phillips (1970).

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