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FILM DIRECTOR

László Benedek

1905 - 1992

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László Benedek (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈbɛnɛdɛk]; March 5, 1905 – March 11, 1992; sometimes Laslo Benedek) was a Hungarian-born film director and cinematographer, most notable for directing The Wild One (1953). He gained recognition for his direction of the film version of Death of a Salesman (1951), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and a Best Director nomination from the Directors Guild of America. However, it was for his directorial efforts on his next project that Benedek is best remembered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Benedek has received more than 104,427 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). László Benedek is the 566th most popular film director (down from 558th in 2019), the 297th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 281st in 2019) and the 10th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, László Benedek ranks 566 out of 1,581Before him are Roger Spottiswoode, King Hu, James Gunn, Paul Greengrass, Jaco Van Dormael, and Mika Kaurismäki. After him are Hal Roach, Jamie Uys, Hong Sang-soo, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Ken Annakin, and Thelma Schoonmaker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, László Benedek ranks 136Before him are Mohammad Hidayatullah, Hans Freudenthal, Mildred Natwick, Harold Arlen, Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, and Preguinho. After him are Dmitri Shepilov, Tore Keller, Franz König, Anfilogino Guarisi, Zdeněk Burian, and István Avar. Among people deceased in 1992, László Benedek ranks 118Before him are Frederick William Franz, Angela Carter, John Ireland, Mohammad Hidayatullah, Machiko Hasegawa, and František Tomášek. After him are Hal Roach, Aleksandar Tirnanić, Robert Morley, Richard Hartshorne, Giovanni Colombo, and Willie Dixon.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 297 out of 866Before him are Ferenc Nagy (1903), Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria (1867), Ján Kadár (1918), Mihály Vörösmarty (1800), Cornell Capa (1918), and Gyula Kellner (1871). After him are György Orth (1901), Peter Lax (1926), Márton Bukovi (1903), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Emma Orczy (1865), and Gábor Szabó (1936).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 10Before him are Márta Mészáros (1931), Béla Tarr (1955), Adolph Zukor (1873), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Ildikó Enyedi (1955), and Ján Kadár (1918). After him are Zoltán Fábri (1917), Charles Vidor (1900), Alexandre Trauner (1906), George Pal (1908), Andrew Marton (1904), and Emeric Pressburger (1902).

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