FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Mazursky

1930 - 2014

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Irwin Lawrence "Paul" Mazursky (; April 25, 1930 – June 30, 2014) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Known for his dramatic comedies that often dealt with modern social issues, he was nominated for five Academy Awards for Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), An Unmarried Woman (1978), Harry and Tonto (1974), and Enemies, A Love Story (1989). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Mazursky has received more than 916,685 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Paul Mazursky is the 682nd most popular film director (down from 618th in 2019), the 4,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,030th in 2019) and the 172nd most popular American Film Director.

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  • 58.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Mazursky ranks 682 out of 2,041. Before him are Burt Kennedy, Vilgot Sjöman, Majid Majidi, Ruy Guerra, Billy Hayes, and Terence Davies. After him are Aaron Russo, Alejandro Amenábar, Gérard Krawczyk, Harun Farocki, Bruce Beresford, and Aleksei Yuryevich German.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Paul Mazursky ranks 275. Before him are Kalevi Sorsa, John Astin, Nino Cerruti, Guy Béart, Vilmos Zsigmond, and Egon Klepsch. After him are José María Zárraga, Herbert Erhardt, Little Walter, Rubén Morán, Lawrence Eagleburger, and Jorma Panula. Among people deceased in 2014, Paul Mazursky ranks 176. Before him are Josep Seguer, Sulejman Tihić, Marinho Chagas, Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Jean Béliveau, and Ante Žanetić. After him are On Kawara, Harun Farocki, Pierre Bec, Christophe de Margerie, Abdul Qadir, and Wu Ma.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Mazursky ranks 4,311 out of 20,380. Before him are Eve Meyer (1928), Meriwether Lewis (1774), Cyrus West Field (1819), Brock Lesnar (1977), Stephen Cook (1939), and Cathy O'Donnell (1923). After him are Lynn Cohen (1933), Andrew Cunanan (1969), Aaron Russo (1943), Tyne Daly (1946), Jackie Gleason (1916), and Mildred Natwick (1905).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Paul Mazursky ranks 172. Before him are Joe Johnston (1950), Alexander Payne (1961), James Gunn (1966), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Burt Kennedy (1922), and Billy Hayes (1947). After him are Aaron Russo (1943), John Stagliano (1951), Fred Niblo (1874), Dorothy Arzner (1897), David Chase (1945), and Barry Sonnenfeld (1953).

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