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FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Grimault

1905 - 1994

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Paul Grimault (French: [ɡʁimo]; 23 March 1905 – 29 March 1994) was one of the most important French animators. He made many traditionally animated films that were delicate in style, satirical, and lyrical in nature. His most important work is Le Roi et l'oiseau, which ultimately took over 30 years to produce. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Grimault has received more than 87,737 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Paul Grimault is the 623rd most popular film director (down from 592nd in 2019), the 3,174th most popular biography from France (down from 2,955th in 2019) and the 88th most popular French Film Director.

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  • 20

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  • 4.59

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  • 2.36

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Grimault ranks 623 out of 1,581Before him are Robert Stevenson, Giovanni Pastrone, Paul Mazursky, Shirin Neshat, Ann Hui, and Steven Knight. After him are Enzo G. Castellari, Brad Bird, Juraj Herz, Stan Winston, Yakov Protazanov, and Paul Haggis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Paul Grimault ranks 157Before him are Ferenc Farkas, Colin Clark, Robert Stevenson, Ángel Bossio, André Cluytens, and Manuel Ferreira. After him are Ivan Eklind, Bobby Pearce, Joan Coromines, Leo Genn, Georges Schehadé, and Eugen Sänger. Among people deceased in 1994, Paul Grimault ranks 154Before him are Juan Alonso, Stuart Roosa, Frederick Copleston, Anatoly Alexandrov, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, and Nick Cravat. After him are Oldřich Černík, Cyprien Ntaryamira, Cameron Mitchell, Gary Kildall, Jersey Joe Walcott, and Bassel al-Assad.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Grimault ranks 3,174 out of 6,011Before him are Georges Vacher de Lapouge (1854), Yves Meyer (1939), Alain Barrière (1935), Gérard Darmon (1948), Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746), and Max Aub (1909). After him are Robert de Clari (1170), Osman Kavala (1957), André Leducq (1904), Guy Ropartz (1864), Félix Vicq-d'Azyr (1748), and Jules Vallès (1832).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Paul Grimault ranks 88Before him are Just Jaeckin (1940), Robert Enrico (1931), Jean Eustache (1938), Jean-Paul Rappeneau (1932), Jean-Daniel Cadinot (1944), and Claude Pinoteau (1925). After him are Pierre Granier-Deferre (1927), Raoul Coutard (1924), Michel Hazanavicius (1967), Claude Miller (1942), Jeannot Szwarc (1937), and Henri Decoin (1890).

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