FILM DIRECTOR

Jim Abrahams

1944 - 2024

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James Steven Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American film director and writer. With David and Jerry Zucker, he was best known as a member of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Abrahams is the 389th most popular film director (up from 487th in 2019), the 2,896th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,099th in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jim Abrahams ranks 389 out of 2,041. Before him are Ray Harryhausen, Carol Reed, Henry King, John McTiernan, Ladislas Starevich, and Valerio Zurlini. After him are Ken Russell, Edward Zwick, Georgiy Daneliya, Claire Denis, Richard Brooks, and Kinji Fukasaku.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Jim Abrahams ranks 211. Before him are Teri Garr, Jacques Doillon, Ian Wilmut, Oleg Yankovsky, Igor Mitoraj, and Michel Polnareff. After him are Bernard Tschumi, Rocky Johnson, Péter Eötvös, Steve Fossett, Patrick Sercu, and Mordechai Spiegler. Among people deceased in 2024, Jim Abrahams ranks 148. Before him are David Soul, Teri Garr, Niels Arestrup, John Barth, Yael Dayan, and Ira von Fürstenberg. After him are Hugo Sotil, Sid Eudy, Péter Eötvös, Thomas E. Kurtz, Fritz Wepper, and Cheng Pei-pei.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Abrahams ranks 2,896 out of 20,380. Before him are Brad Davis (1949), Adam Goldberg (1970), William Moulton Marston (1893), Jimmy Ellis (1940), Henry George (1839), and Barbara Bain (1931). After him are Wendell R. Anderson (1933), George Allen (1952), Ross Bagdasarian (1919), Oscar Robertson (1938), William H. Keeler (1931), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (1974).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jim Abrahams ranks 109. Before him are Chris Sanders (1962), Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), and John McTiernan (1951). After him are Edward Zwick (1952), Richard Brooks (1912), Irvin Kershner (1923), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John Landis (1950), and Saul Bass (1920).

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