Biography
Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American director and producer of film, television and theater. Closely associated with the American New Wave, Penn directed critically acclaimed films throughout the 1960s such as the drama The Chase (1966), the biographical crime film Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and the comedy Alice's Restaurant (1969). He also received attention for his acclaimed revisionist Western Little Big Man (1970). Night Moves (1975) and The Missouri Breaks (1976) which were commercial flops, though the first generated positive reviews.
In the 1990s he returned to stage and television direction and production, including an executive producer role for the crime series Law & Order. By his death in 2010, he had been nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Director, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, two Emmys, and two Directors Guild of America Awards. He was the recipient of several honorary accolades, including an Honorary Golden Bear, a Tony Award, and an Akira Kurosawa Award from the San Francisco International Film Festival.
Filmography
All 48
Movies 36
Director 26
Self 20
TV Shows 12
Producer 1
Mise en scène with Arthur Penn (a conversation) (2016)
Godard Made in USA (2010)
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' (2008)
Filmmakers in Action (2006)
Edge of Outside (2006)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002)
100 Centre Street (2001)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
BeastMaster (1999)
Searching for Arthur (1998)
Inside (1996)
Nichols and May: Take Two (1996)
Lumière and Company (1995)
Marlon Brando: The Wild One (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
Naked in New York (1993)
The Portrait (1993)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)
Law & Order (1990)
Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
Dead of Winter (1987)
American Masters (1986)
Target (1985)
Four Friends (1981)
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Night Moves (1975)
Visions of Eight (1973)
Little Big Man (1970)
Arthur Penn, 1922-: Themes and Variants (1970)
Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
The Chase (1966)
Mickey One (1965)
The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Left Handed Gun (1958)
Portrait of a Murderer (1958)
The Dark Side of the Earth (1957)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Battler (1955)
Playwrights '56 (1955)
Producers' Showcase (1954)
Gulf Playhouse (1952)
Goodyear Television Playhouse (1951)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
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Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1922-09-27
Deathday2010-09-28 (88 years old)
Place of birthPhiladelphia, United States of America
ChildrenMatthew Penn
SiblingsIrving Penn
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsTony Award for Best Direction of a Play, Honorary Golden Bear
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