FILM DIRECTOR

John Pilger

1939 - 2023

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John Richard Pilger (; 9 October 1939 – 30 December 2023) was an Australian journalist, writer, scholar and documentary filmmaker. From 1962, he was based mainly in Britain. He was also a visiting professor at Cornell University in New York. Pilger was a critic of American, Australian, and British foreign policy, which he considered to be driven by an imperialist and colonialist agenda. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Pilger is the 1,184th most popular film director (down from 657th in 2019), the 267th most popular biography from Australia (down from 110th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Australian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Pilger ranks 1,184 out of 2,041. Before him are Shunji Iwai, Luise Fleck, Roy Ward Baker, Mark Herman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, and Alan Ball. After him are Giorgi Shengelaia, Gerry Anderson, Nick Park, Franz Antel, Francis Girod, and Trey Parker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, John Pilger ranks 462. Before him are Alan Ayckbourn, Carolee Schneemann, Mike Farrell, Gérard Hausser, Joseph Bonnel, and Ivan Vutsov. After him are Stuart Kauffman, William B. Lenoir, Per Ahlmark, Marlena Shaw, Henning Christophersen, and Tsuyoshi Yamanaka. Among people deceased in 2023, John Pilger ranks 422. Before him are Heide Simonis, Jacques Duquesne, Eugenio Calabi, Klaus Beer, Alberto Mario González, and Bo Goldman. After him are Yuliya Borisova, Sergey Tereshchenko, Vadim Abdrashitov, Aman Tuleyev, François Bracci, and Mangosuthu Buthelezi.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 267 out of 1,143. Before him are Ken Kavanagh (1923), Teresa Palmer (1986), Richard Bonynge (1930), Tones and I (2000), Horace Rice (1872), and Edgar Moon (1904). After him are Sam Kerr (1993), William McMahon (1908), Brad Jones (1982), Sheila Fitzpatrick (1941), Frank Sedgman (1927), and Casey Stoner (1985).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, John Pilger ranks 12. Before him are Christopher Doyle (1952), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Bruce Beresford (1940), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), and Fred Schepisi (1939). After him are Gillian Armstrong (1950), Leigh Whannell (1977), John Hillcoat (1961), James McTeigue (1967), Craig Gillespie (1967), and Cate Shortland (1968).

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