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Jonas Mekas

1922 - 2019

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Jonas Mekas (; Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; December 24, 1922 – January 23, 2019) was a Lithuanian-American filmmaker, poet, and artist who has been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema". Mekas's work has been exhibited in museums and at festivals worldwide. Mekas was active in New York City, where he co-founded Anthology Film Archives, The Film-Makers' Cooperative, and the journal Film Culture. He was also the first film critic for The Village Voice. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonas Mekas is the 1,910th most popular writer (down from 1,506th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 41st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Lithuanian Writer.

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Among writers, Jonas Mekas ranks 1,910 out of 7,302. Before him are John Farey Sr., Renée Vivien, Robert Faurisson, Archestratus, Victoria Ocampo, and Salvian. After him are Jean Starobinski, Magnús Scheving, Paul Gerhardt, Bella Akhmadulina, John Barth, and Zygmunt Krasiński.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Jonas Mekas ranks 125. Before him are Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Yuri Averbakh, John Christopher, Günter Behnisch, and Juan Antonio Bardem. After him are Michael Ventris, Francisco Aramburu, Paul Scofield, Shigeru Mizuki, Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer, and Albert Lamorisse. Among people deceased in 2019, Jonas Mekas ranks 118. Before him are Köbi Kuhn, Branko Lustig, Jan Stráský, Billy Drago, Rafi Eitan, and Guillermo Mordillo. After him are Jean Starobinski, Machiko Kyō, Klaus Kinkel, Josef Kadraba, Georgiy Daneliya, and Andrés Gimeno.

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In Lithuania

Among people born in Lithuania, Jonas Mekas ranks 53 out of 328. Before him are Augustinas Voldemaras (1883), Gediminas Kirkilas (1951), Bluma Zeigarnik (1900), Arvydas Sabonis (1964), Jonas Basanavičius (1851), and Simon Dach (1605). After him are Audrys Bačkis (1937), Antoni Radziwiłł (1775), Sophia of Lithuania (1371), Aleksandras Stulginskis (1885), Uljana Semjonova (1952), and Hermann Sudermann (1857).

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Among WRITERS In Lithuania

Among writers born in Lithuania, Jonas Mekas ranks 4. Before him are Czesław Miłosz (1911), Romain Gary (1914), and Simon Dach (1605). After him are Hermann Sudermann (1857), Branislaw Tarashkyevich (1892), Vydūnas (1868), Irena Veisaitė (1928), Tomas Venclova (1937), Francišak Bahuševič (1840), Justinas Marcinkevičius (1930), and Žemaitė (1845).

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