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Paul Gallico

1897 - 1976

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Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goose, his most critically successful book, for the novel The Poseidon Adventure, primarily through the 1972 film adaptation, and for four novels about the beloved character of Mrs. Harris. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Gallico is the 3,395th most popular writer (down from 2,952nd in 2019), the 4,898th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,719th in 2019) and the 384th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Paul Gallico ranks 3,395 out of 7,302. Before him are Apion, Phan Bội Châu, Augusto Genina, Mustafa Kamil Pasha, Karin Michaëlis, and Naoya Shiga. After him are Charlie Kaufman, Maurice Sendak, Frances Burney, Thomas of Britain, Abu Firas al-Hamdani, and William of Jumièges.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Paul Gallico ranks 170. Before him are Gunta Stölzl, Camillo Berneri, Walter Pidgeon, Horace McCoy, Levon Mirzoyan, and André Marie. After him are Pavel Batov, Kurt Feldt, Nima Yooshij, Pierre Fresnay, Nicholas Poppe, and Paavo Talvela. Among people deceased in 1976, Paul Gallico ranks 131. Before him are Armen Ohanian, Sergei Shtemenko, Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, Nikolay Nosov, Pál Turán, and Floyd Council. After him are Yakov Zak, Pierre Jean Jouve, Rudolph Minkowski, Maria Klenova, Imogen Cunningham, and Julius Döpfner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Gallico ranks 4,898 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Foxworth (1941), Pat Mastelotto (1955), Amber Lynn (1964), Benjamin Peirce (1809), Joanne Dru (1922), and Willie Mays (1931). After him are Esai Morales (1962), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Maurice Sendak (1928), Mercedes Ruehl (1948), Glenn Curtiss (1878), and Donald Johanson (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Paul Gallico ranks 384. Before him are Horace McCoy (1897), Mike Mentzer (1951), James Rollins (1961), R. J. Palacio (1963), Peter Benchley (1940), and Henry Kuttner (1915). After him are Charlie Kaufman (1958), Maurice Sendak (1928), Lillian Hellman (1905), Wallace Stevens (1879), Gregory Corso (1930), and Lawrence Block (1938).

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