Peter Bogdanovich
Known for: Directing
Born: July 29, 1939 in Kingston, New York, USA - Died: January 5, 2022
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (July 30, 1939 – January 6, 2022) was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian. He started his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire before becoming a prominent filmmaker as part of the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Bogdanovich worked as a film journalist until he was hired to work on Roger Corman's The Wild Angels (1966). His credited feature film debut came with Targets (1968), before his career breakthrough with the drama The Last Picture Show (1971) which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and the acclaimed films What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Paper Moon (1973). Other films include Saint Jack (1979), They All Laughed (1981), Mask (1985), Noises Off (1992), The Cat's Meow (2001), and She's Funny That Way (2014). As an actor, he was known for his roles in HBO series The Sopranos and Orson Welles's last film The Other Side of the Wind (2018), which he also helped finish. He received a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for directing the Tom Petty documentary Runnin' Down a Dream (2007). Bogdanovich directed documentaries such as Directed by John Ford (1971) and The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018). He also published numerous books, some of which include in-depth interviews with friends Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles. Bogdanovich's works have been cited as important influences by many major filmmakers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Bogdanovich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
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Cult of Terror
Self - Filmmaker
The Wild One
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Infamous
Bennett Cerf
The Fifth Patient
John Reilly
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
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Rated X
Film Professor
Scene Stealers
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The Doorman
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Hollywood Legenden
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Humboldt County
Professor Hadley
Dean Martin: King of Cool
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Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals
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Hollywood Gangster
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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
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Stardust Hollywood - Sternenstaub und Götterwelten
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Highball
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Abandoned
Dr. Markus Bensley
The Dukes
Lou Fiola
Love in Hollywood
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Queen of the Lot
Pedja Sapir
Reborn
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