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 825,403 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 830k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Paul Mazurskies by language

Over the past year Paul Mazursky has had the most page views in the with 103,584 views, followed by Italian (9,828), and Russian (6,282). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (288.00%), Malagasy (149.78%), and Egyptian Arabic (103.28%)

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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Filmography

Antz
Director
A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a parade, he ends up under the command of a bloodthirsty general. But he's actually been enlisted to fight against a termite army.
Oct 2o 19986.14 / 10
Kung Fu Panda 2
Director
Po is now living his dream as The Dragon Warrior, protecting the Valley of Peace alongside his friends and fellow kung fu masters, The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey. But Po’s new life of awesomeness is threatened by the emergence of a formidable villain, who plans to use a secret, unstoppable weapon to conquer China and destroy kung fu. It is up to Po and The Furious Five to journey across China to face this threat and vanquish it. But how can Po stop a weapon that can stop kung fu? He must look to his past and uncover the secrets of his mysterious origins; only then will he be able to unlock the strength he needs to succeed.
May 25o 20116.972 / 10
Fear and Desire
Director
After their airplane crashes behind enemy lines, four soldiers must survive and try to find a way back to their battalion. However, when they come across a local peasant girl the horrors of war quickly become apparent.
Mar 31o 19535.44 / 10