FILM DIRECTOR

Ivor Montagu

1904 - 1984

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Ivor Goldsmid Samuel Montagu (23 April 1904, in Kensington, London – 5 November 1984, in Watford) was an English filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, film critic, writer, table tennis player, and Communist activist and spy in the 1930s. He helped to develop a lively intellectual film culture in Britain during the interwar years, and was also the founder of the International Table Tennis Federation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivor Montagu is the 1,616th most popular film director (down from 1,195th in 2019), the 5,824th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,044th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ivor Montagu ranks 1,616 out of 2,041Before him are Miguel Gomes, Jerry Adler, Julia Ducournau, Kelly Reichardt, Radu Jude, and Frank Perry. After him are Maren Ade, Chris Weitz, Rodrigo Prieto, Terry Zwigoff, Nils Gaup, and Aparna Sen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Ivor Montagu ranks 344Before him are Louise Lorraine, Sally Rand, Jan Peerce, James Gentle, Silvio Pietroboni, and Blind Boy Fuller. After him are Alma Bennett, Tom Conway, Mike Bookie, Keith Holyoake, Selwyn Lloyd, and Hilda James. Among people deceased in 1984, Ivor Montagu ranks 270Before him are Margaret Livingston, Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, Andrea Leeds, William Empson, Jan Peerce, and Shauna Grant. After him are Frank Church, June Marlowe, Ernest Tubb, Ann Little, John Davis, and Randall Thompson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ivor Montagu ranks 5,826 out of 8,785Before him are John Crome (1768), John Waite (1952), Steven Isserlis (1958), John Spencer (1935), George MacDonald Fraser (1925), and Cameron Mackintosh (1946). After him are Thomas Hughes (1822), Annie Haslam (1947), Noel Harrison (1934), Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845), Martin Keown (1966), and Louis Partridge (2003).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ivor Montagu ranks 121Before him are Phyllida Lloyd (1957), Oliver Parker (1960), Terry George (1952), Val Guest (1911), Peter Chelsom (1956), and James Marsh (1963). After him are Alex Cox (1954), Julien Temple (1953), Rupert Sanders (1971), Ken Hughes (1922), Charles Brabin (1882), and Trevor Nunn (1940).