FILM DIRECTOR

Oskar Fischinger

1900 - 1967

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Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger (June 22, 1900 – January 31, 1967) was a German-American abstract animator, filmmaker, and painter, notable for creating abstract musical animation many decades before the appearance of computer graphics and music videos. He created special effects for Fritz Lang's 1929 Woman in the Moon, one of the first sci-fi rocket films, and influenced Disney's Fantasia. He made over 50 short films and painted around 800 canvases, many of which are in museums, galleries, and collections worldwide. Among his film works is Motion Painting No. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Oskar Fischinger is the 624th most popular film director (down from 429th in 2019), the 3,338th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,309th in 2019) and the 30th most popular German Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Oskar Fischinger ranks 624 out of 2,041. Before him are Mario Camerini, Im Kwon-taek, Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Thomas Anderson, John Stagliano, and Juraj Herz. After him are Peter Hyams, Lewis Gilbert, Carmine Gallone, Sergei Bodrov, Paul Mazursky, and Gustav von Wangenheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Oskar Fischinger ranks 164. Before him are Amadou Hampâté Bâ, Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Charles Vidor, Jacques Moeschal, Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, and Hendrik van Gent. After him are Pink Anderson, Pavel Kurochkin, Ivan Fedyuninsky, Kateryna Bilokur, Walther Kadow, and Karl Kaufmann. Among people deceased in 1967, Oskar Fischinger ranks 140. Before him are Mikhail Kovalyov, Péter Palotás, Radhabinod Pal, Li Lisan, Nils von Kantzow, and Gideon Ståhlberg. After him are Tudor Arghezi, Eugen Fischer, Charles Bickford, Otto Erich Deutsch, Mischa Elman, and Geki.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Oskar Fischinger ranks 3,340 out of 7,253. Before him are Theo Albrecht (1922), Louis Paulsen (1833), Lothar Wolleh (1930), Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (1800), Hermann Lang (1909), and Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913). After him are Otto Ciliax (1891), Albertus Pictor (1440), Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1839), Theodor Oberländer (1905), Janosch (1931), and John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1513).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Germany

Among film directors born in Germany, Oskar Fischinger ranks 30. Before him are Alexander Kluge (1932), Oliver Hirschbiegel (1957), Uli Edel (1947), Henry Koster (1905), Tom Tykwer (1965), and Arnold Fanck (1889). After him are Gustav von Wangenheim (1895), Bernd Eichinger (1949), E. A. Dupont (1891), Percy Adlon (1935), Herbert Selpin (1904), and Peter Stein (1937).

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