FILM DIRECTOR

Abraham Polonsky

1910 - 1999

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Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Body and Soul (1947). The following year, he wrote and directed Force of Evil (1948), which was later hailed by Martin Scorsese and others as one of the finest achievements of American film noir. However, it was to be Polonsky's last credited film for more than twenty years. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abraham Polonsky is the 1,168th most popular film director (down from 1,042nd in 2019), the 8,340th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,664th in 2019) and the 308th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Abraham Polonsky ranks 1,168 out of 2,041. Before him are Marion Hänsel, David Hand, Maurice Cloche, Steve Kloves, Dominic Sena, and Břetislav Pojar. After him are Rebecca Miller, Pavel Lungin, Sidney Franklin, Carl Foreman, Ali Abbasi, and Edgar Wright.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Abraham Polonsky ranks 311. Before him are Petar Trifunović, John R. Pierce, Mario Alborta, William Schuman, Inge Meysel, and Max Miedinger. After him are Jack Carson, Felipe Rosas, Josef Hassmann, Robert Buron, Charles Kieffer, and Nathan Jacobson. Among people deceased in 1999, Abraham Polonsky ranks 234. Before him are Rory Calhoun, Lawrence Stone, Michael Aris, Toninho, Néstor Togneri, and Kjell Rosén. After him are John Van Ryn, Hank Snow, Nathan Jacobson, Willy Bandholz, Dana Plato, and Liselott Linsenhoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Abraham Polonsky ranks 8,342 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Stern (1953), David Wayne (1914), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Ruth Brown (1928), Roscoe Lee Browne (1922), and Lynn Burke (1943). After him are Jennifer Ehle (1969), Kia Stevens (1977), Sonny Clark (1931), Rebecca Miller (1962), James M. Cox (1870), and Greta Gerwig (1983).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Abraham Polonsky ranks 308. Before him are David Ayer (1968), Pete Docter (1968), Bill Condon (1955), David Hand (1900), Steve Kloves (1960), and Dominic Sena (1949). After him are Rebecca Miller (1962), Sidney Franklin (1893), Carl Foreman (1914), Herschell Gordon Lewis (1926), Alan Ball (1957), and Trey Parker (1969).

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