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Peter Bogdanovich | |
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 Bogdanovich in 1973 | |
| Born | July 30, 1939 Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 6, 2022 (aged 82) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1958–2022 |
| Spouse(s) |
Louise Stratten
(m. 1988; div. 2001) |
| Partner(s) | Cybill Shepherd (1971–1978) Dorothy Stratten (1980) |
| Children | 2 |
Peter Bogdanovich ComSE (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Богдановић; 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).[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[5]
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- ^ "100 Greatest Comedies of the 20th Century" (PDF). wfblibrary.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Carvajal, Doreen (October 28, 2014). "Hollywood Ending Near for Orson Welles's Last Film". The New York Times. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "Peter Bogdanovich, Director of The Last Picture Show and What's Up, Doc?, Dies at 82". Vanity Fair. January 6, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
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