1905 - 1992
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, László Benedek ranks 566 out of 1,581. Before 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.
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 560
1932 - 1997
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 561
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 562
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 563
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 564
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 565
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 566
1892 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 567
1921 - 1996
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 568
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 569
1944 - 2008
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 570
1914 - 2009
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 571
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 572
Among people born in 1905, László Benedek ranks 136. Before 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 118. Before 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.
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 130
1905 - 1990
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 131
1905 - 1994
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 132
1905 - 1986
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 133
1905 - 1953
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 134
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 135
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 136
1905 - 1995
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 137
1905 - 1988
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 138
1905 - 2004
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 139
1905 - 1974
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 140
1905 - 1981
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 141
1905 - 1977
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 142
1893 - 1992
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 112
1940 - 1992
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 113
1914 - 1992
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 114
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 115
1920 - 1992
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 116
1899 - 1992
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 117
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 118
1892 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 119
1910 - 1992
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 120
1908 - 1992
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 121
1899 - 1992
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 122
1902 - 1992
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 123
1915 - 1992
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 124
Among people born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 297 out of 866. Before 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).
1903 - 1979
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 291
1867 - 1932
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 292
1918 - 1979
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 293
1800 - 1855
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 294
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 295
1871 - 1940
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 296
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 297
1901 - 1962
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 298
1926 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 299
1903 - 1985
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 300
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 301
1865 - 1947
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 302
1936 - 1982
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 303
Among film directors born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 10. Before 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).
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 4
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 5
1873 - 1976
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 6
1906 - 1965
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 7
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 8
1918 - 1979
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 9
1905 - 1992
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 10
1917 - 1994
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 11
1900 - 1959
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 12
1906 - 1993
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 13
1908 - 1980
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 14
1904 - 1992
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 15
1902 - 1988
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 16