FILM DIRECTOR

Mauritz Stiller

1883 - 1928

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Mauritz Stiller (born Moshe Stiller, 17 July 1883 – 8 November 1928) was a Finnish film director of Jewish origin, best known for discovering Greta Garbo and bringing her to America. Stiller was a pioneer of the Swedish film industry, writing and directing many short films from 1912. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer invited him to Hollywood as a director, he arrived with his new discovery Greta Gustafsson, whose screen name Greta Garbo is believed to have been his suggestion. After frequent disagreements with studio executives at MGM and Paramount Pictures, Stiller returned to Sweden, where he died soon afterward. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mauritz Stiller is the 587th most popular film director (down from 468th in 2019), the 133rd most popular biography from Finland (down from 101st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Mauritz Stiller ranks 587 out of 2,041. Before him are Tom Tykwer, Dan O'Bannon, Hal Ashby, Jaco Van Dormael, Hugh Hudson, and Jennifer Lee. After him are Ann Hui, Paul Haggis, Seijun Suzuki, Ken Annakin, John Lasseter, and Ralph Bakshi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Mauritz Stiller ranks 137. Before him are Cho Man-sik, Edwin Sutherland, Louis Lavelle, Giovanni Pastrone, Prince Arthur of Connaught, and Fyodor Sergeyev. After him are István Friedrich, Olga Kameneva, Lajos Werkner, August Zaleski, Otto Erich Deutsch, and Mihály Babits. Among people deceased in 1928, Mauritz Stiller ranks 58. Before him are Karl Röderer, Adolphe Appia, Gustave Ador, Edward Walter Maunder, Emil Wiechert, and Frank Dicksee. After him are Robert Lansing, Anita Berber, Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, Enrico Cecchetti, Alexander Spendiaryan, and Arnold Rothstein.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mauritz Stiller ranks 133 out of 751. Before him are Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955), Kaarlo Castrén (1860), Sami Hyypiä (1973), Alexander Mozhaysky (1825), Lauri Virtanen (1904), and Rafael Paasio (1903). After him are Reino Ragnar Lehto (1898), Christian von Steven (1781), Lydia Wideman (1920), Paavo Aaltonen (1919), Antti Rinne (1962), and Emil Väre (1885).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Finland

Among film directors born in Finland, Mauritz Stiller ranks 4. Before him are Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Renny Harlin (1959), and Mika Kaurismäki (1955). After him are Jörn Donner (1933), Edvin Laine (1905), and Matti Kassila (1924).

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