Peter Bogdanovich

Film director and screenwriter 'The Last Picture Show'

Peter Bogdanovich - Film director and screenwriter 'The Last Picture Show'
Born

July 30th, 1939
86 years ago

Died

January 6th, 2022
3 years ago — 82 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United States

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Award-winning film director, producer, writer, and actor contributed significantly to American cinema. Best known for directing 'The Last Picture Show', which received eight Academy Award nominations, winning two. Additionally directed films such as 'Paper Moon', which garnered Academy Award recognition for Tatum O'Neal, and 'What's Up, Doc?'. Worked with notable actors including Orson Welles and Bette Davis, and was a prominent figure during the New Hollywood era of the 1970s.

Directed 'The Last Picture Show' (1971)

Won Academy Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for Tatum O'Neal in 'Paper Moon' (1973)

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