FILM DIRECTOR

Sidney Lumet

1924 - 2011

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Sidney Arthur Lumet ( loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas which focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority. He received several awards including an Academy Honorary Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for nine British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. He was nominated five times for Academy Awards: four for Best Director for the legal drama 12 Angry Men (1957), the crime drama Dog Day Afternoon (1975), the satirical drama Network (1976) and the legal thriller The Verdict (1982), and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sidney Lumet is the 104th most popular film director (down from 97th in 2019), the 896th most popular biography from United States (down from 636th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Film Director.

Sidney Lumet is most famous for his work as a director. He directed films such as 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sidney Lumet ranks 104 out of 2,041. Before him are Richard Attenborough, David Lean, René Clair, Andrzej Żuławski, Jacques Audiard, and Jacques Tati. After him are Bong Joon-ho, John Huston, Zhang Yimou, Edwin S. Porter, George Cukor, and Robert Altman.

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Among people born in 1924, Sidney Lumet ranks 34. Before him are Billy Wright, Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, Mário Soares, Kōbō Abe, and J. D. Tippit. After him are Ezer Weizman, Benny Hill, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Amílcar Cabral, Lee Marvin, and Willard Boyle. Among people deceased in 2011, Sidney Lumet ranks 31. Before him are Flórián Albert, John McCarthy, Ramiz Alia, Ralph M. Steinman, Dennis Ritchie, and Gary Moore. After him are Maria Schneider, Necmettin Erbakan, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Manfred Gerlach, Christa Wolf, and Jane Russell.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 896 out of 20,380. Before him are Frederick Reines (1918), Ray Kroc (1902), John Deere (1804), Joe Louis (1914), Dick Van Dyke (1925), and Frank Abagnale (1948). After him are Harry Belafonte (1927), Patrick Leahy (1940), Stanley Cohen (1922), Robert Curl (1933), Raquel Welch (1940), and Jennifer Aniston (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 25. Before him are Chuck Jones (1912), John Waters (1946), Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), Terry Gilliam (1940), and John Carpenter (1948). After him are John Huston (1906), Edwin S. Porter (1870), George Cukor (1899), Robert Altman (1925), Walter Hill (1942), and Mel Brooks (1926).

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