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George Seaton

1911 - 1979

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George Seaton (April 17, 1911 – July 28, 1979) was an American screenwriter, playwright, film director and producer, and theater director. Seaton led several industry organizations, serving as a three-time president of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences, president of the Writers Guild of America West and the Screen Directors Guild, and vice president of Motion Picture Relief Fund. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Seaton is the 704th most popular film director (up from 745th in 2019), the 5,149th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,735th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Seaton ranks 704 out of 2,041. Before him are Wojciech Has, František Čáp, Jan Němec, Hans Hass, Stanislav Govorukhin, and Johnnie To. After him are Bruno Nuytten, Bob Gale, Benoît Jacquot, Andrew Niccol, Brad Bird, and Karel Lamač.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, George Seaton ranks 178. Before him are Rafael Arnaiz Barón, Nikolai Kuznetsov, Grote Reber, Xiao Hong, Harry Andrews, and Tarō Okamoto. After him are Kaj Franck, Brunhilde Pomsel, Roy Rogers, Annie M. G. Schmidt, Ralph Kirkpatrick, and Broderick Crawford. Among people deceased in 1979, George Seaton ranks 141. Before him are Amedeo Biavati, Paul Dessau, Pedro Arico Suárez, Immanuel Velikovsky, Aleksei Kapler, and Amedeo Nazzari. After him are Ludwig Renn, Ted Cassidy, Henri Anspach, Evald Ilyenkov, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Joan Blondell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Seaton ranks 5,149 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Leidy (1823), Red Auerbach (1917), Jeff Conaway (1950), Ray Romano (1957), Russell Banks (1940), and Charlie Christian (1916). After him are Kevin Hagen (1928), Marilyn French (1929), Cheryl Ladd (1951), Al Jardine (1942), Samuel Wilson (1766), and Jessie Redmon Fauset (1882).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, George Seaton ranks 184. Before him are David Silverman (1957), Fred Niblo (1874), Larry Clark (1943), Bob Rafelson (1933), Rob Marshall (1960), and Jack Bender (1949). After him are Bob Gale (1951), Brad Bird (1957), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), David O. Russell (1958), Alexander Payne (1961), and Mike Flanagan (1978).

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