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Pauline Kael

1919 - 2001

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Pauline Kael (; June 19, 1919 – September 3, 2001) was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael often defied the consensus of her contemporaries. One of the most influential American film critics of her era, she left a lasting impression on the art form. Roger Ebert argued in an obituary that Kael "had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three decades". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pauline Kael is the 4,270th most popular writer (down from 3,956th in 2019), the 6,324th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,162nd in 2019) and the 480th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Pauline Kael ranks 4,270 out of 7,302. Before her are Konstantin Aksakov, Sándor Weöres, Hadiya Davletshina, Lyuben Karavelov, Anne Tyler, and Emmanuel Roblès. After her are William Gaddis, Samih al-Qasim, Thorkild Hansen, Margaret Weis, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, and Orientius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Pauline Kael ranks 213. Before her are Fazlur Rahman Malik, Veikko Huhtanen, Mohammad Yunus Khalis, Margot Hielscher, Billy Vaughn, and Mustai Karim. After her are Alan Young, Loki Schmidt, Lawrence Tierney, Richard Bergmann, Nilla Pizzi, and Arnold Meri. Among people deceased in 2001, Pauline Kael ranks 197. Before her are Robert W. Floyd, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Joe Henderson, Jutta Rüdiger, Ken Green, and Christl Haas. After her are John C. Lilly, Renée Schuurman, Jane Greer, Luise Krüger, Eudora Welty, and Gordon R. Dickson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pauline Kael ranks 6,325 out of 20,380. Before her are Joseph Keller (1923), Carmen Barth (1912), Caroline Smith (1906), Anne Tyler (1941), Grant Green (1935), and Carl Scarborough (1914). After her are Kathy Ellis (1946), James Blake (1979), William Gaddis (1922), Shirley Booth (1898), Tucker Carlson (1969), and Melanie Martinez (1995).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Pauline Kael ranks 480. Before her are Ida B. Wells (1862), Tobias Wolff (1945), Robert Ettinger (1918), Glen A. Larson (1937), Marilynne Robinson (1943), and Anne Tyler (1941). After her are William Gaddis (1922), Margaret Weis (1948), Hal Clement (1922), Philip Arthur Fisher (1907), Art Buchwald (1925), and E. B. White (1899).

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