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George Abbott

1887 - 1995

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George Francis Abbott (June 25, 1887 – January 31, 1995) was an American theatre producer, director, playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer whose career spanned eight decades. He received numerous honors including six Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1982, the National Medal of Arts in 1990, and was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Starting as an actor he later became known for producing numerous Broadway productions such as Pal Joey (1940), On the Town (1944), Call Me Madam (1950), Wonderful Town (1953), The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), New Girl in Town (1957), Once Upon a Mattress (1959), Fiorello! (book, 1959), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Broadway (1987), and Damn Yankees (1994). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Abbott is the 1,300th most popular film director (down from 1,211th in 2019), the 9,331st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,991st in 2019) and the 344th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Abbott ranks 1,300 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Caton-Jones, Roman Abelevich Kachanov, Rob Bowman, Gregg Araki, Pierre Morel, and Céline Sciamma. After him are Eric Kripke, Julie Taymor, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Iosif Kheifits, Steve Miner, and Roger Allers.

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Among people born in 1887, George Abbott ranks 252. Before him are Erich Hecke, Karl Taylor Compton, Carl Ebert, Ahmet Haşim, Guðjón Samúelsson, and Felix Andries Vening Meinesz. After him are Martín Luis Guzmán, Rudolph Schindler, Emil Magnusson, Umberto Zanolini, Emilio Lunghi, and Adriaan Fokker. Among people deceased in 1995, George Abbott ranks 279. Before him are Phil Harris, Achmad Nawir, Martha Genenger, Don Patinkin, Élie Bayol, and Paul A. Rothchild. After him are Iosif Kheifits, Róbert Antal, Hideko Maehata, Gottfried Haberler, Grahame Clark, and Fischer Black.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Abbott ranks 9,333 out of 20,380. Before him are Lana (1985), Christian Camargo (1971), Christine Estabrook (1952), Chloe Webb (1956), Rick Scott (1952), and Ilene Woods (1929). After him are Shelly Manne (1920), Tim Conway (1933), John Romero (1967), Carl Kaufmann (1936), Gregory Walcott (1928), and Alfred Lane (1891).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Abbott ranks 344. Before him are Max Hardcore (1956), Peter Berg (1962), Alfred E. Green (1889), Leon Shamroy (1901), Rob Bowman (1960), and Gregg Araki (1959). After him are Eric Kripke (1974), Julie Taymor (1952), Steve Miner (1951), Roger Allers (1949), Alan Crosland (1894), and Wally Pfister (1961).

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