Rick Prelinger
American archivist, writer and filmmaker · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1953 · age 73
Rick Prelinger is an American archivist, writer, and filmmaker. He is also professor emeritus at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Rick Prelinger is read about 16 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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About this person
Prelinger is best known as the founder of the Prelinger Archives, a collection of 60,000 advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur films acquired by the Library of Congress in 2002 after 20 years' operation.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1953 · age 73
