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Andrew Sarris

1928 - 2012

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Andrew Sarris (October 31, 1928 – June 20, 2012) was an American film critic. He was a leading proponent of the auteur theory of film criticism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrew Sarris is the 6,495th most popular writer (down from 6,412th in 2024), the 12,527th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,859th in 2019) and the 899th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Andrew Sarris ranks 6,495 out of 7,302. Before him are Ti-Grace Atkinson, Ayi Kwei Armah, Saunders Lewis, Yulia Latynina, Sandra Cisneros, and Sylvia Browne. After him are Dimitris Lyacos, Robert Rodat, Caroline Criado Perez, Vin Scully, Bernardine Evaristo, and Eleanor Hallowell Abbott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Andrew Sarris ranks 571. Before him are Kapila Vatsyayan, Gillian Sheen, Ed Macauley, Toaripi Lauti, Tom Aldredge, and Gino Pariani. After him are Hap Sharp, Jerry Bock, June Maston, William Kennedy, Jimmy Dean, and Joseph Bernardin. Among people deceased in 2012, Andrew Sarris ranks 462. Before him are Leslie Claudius, Alan McDonald, John Arden, Dubravko Pavličić, Alan Cottrell, and Fontella Bass. After him are Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, Mehdi Hassan, Jules Bocandé, Joe Paterno, Kenny Rollins, and Joe Kubert.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Andrew Sarris ranks 12,531 out of 20,380. Before him are Faith Evans (1973), Mal Whitfield (1924), Miller Anderson (1922), Fontella Bass (1940), Melissa Benoist (1988), and Sylvia Browne (1936). After him are Hap Sharp (1928), Porter Wagoner (1927), Ivan Dresser (1896), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Mike Epps (1970), and Leonidas Polk (1806).

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Among writers born in United States, Andrew Sarris ranks 899. Before him are Ted Tally (1952), Damon Lindelof (1973), George S. Kaufman (1889), Ti-Grace Atkinson (1938), Sandra Cisneros (1954), and Sylvia Browne (1936). After him are Robert Rodat (1953), Vin Scully (1927), Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (1872), Anthony Boucher (1911), Norman Lear (1922), and Andrew Kevin Walker (1964).

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