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Arthur Penn
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American producer and director (1922–2010)
Film & TV
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Penn first achieved prominence as a theatre director, winning a Tony Award for…
Known for
- Mise en scène with Arthur Penn (a conversation) — Self2016
- Godard Made in USA — Self2010
- Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' — Self2008
- Edge of Outside — Self2006
- Filmmakers in Action — Self2006
- Filmmakers vs. Tycoons — Self2005
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood — Self2003
- Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick — Self2002
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film — Self (uncredited)2002
- In the Shadow of Hollywood — Self2000
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Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Hiller Penn , ( 1922-09-27 ) September 27, 1922, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) (aged 88), New York City , New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Black Mountain College
- Occupations
- Film director, theatre director, film producer, television producer, screenwriter
- Spouse
- Peggy Maurer ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ) (1931-2012)
- Children
- 2, including Matthew
- Family
- Irving Penn (elder brother)
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1943-1946
- Conflicts
- World War II Western Front Battle of the Bulge
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Sibling
- Irving Penn
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Black Mountain College
- Employer
- Bard College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Honorary Golden Bear
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- PBS photo of Arthur Penn 1972.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1922-09-27
- date of death
- 2010-09-28
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
- Commons category
- Arthur Penn
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Arthur Penn
- name in native language
- Arthur Hiller Penn
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Encyclopedic overview
Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Penn first achieved prominence as a theatre director, winning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Miracle Worker. He received similar acclaim and his first Oscar nomination for directing the 1962 film adaptation. His 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde is credited with initiating the New Hollywood movement, by infusing the biographical crime drama with a counterculture sensibility. He achieved similar critical and commercial success directing the comedy Alice's Restaurant (1969) and the revisionist Western Little Big Man (1970), which further reflected that ethos.
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