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Arthur Penn(1922-2010)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Arthur Penn
Former footballer and present private detective Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case...
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Night Moves (1975)
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Arthur Penn was born on 27 September 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a director and producer, known for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Little Big Man (1970) and The Miracle Worker (1962). He was previously married to Peggy Maurer. He died on 28 September 2010 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1922
DiedSeptember 28, 2010(88)
BornSeptember 27, 1922
DiedSeptember 28, 2010(88)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 12 wins & 18 nominations total

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Walter Bernstein and Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn in The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (1997)
Dustin Hoffman and Arthur Penn in Little Big Man (1970)
Anne Bancroft and director Arthur Penn, MIRACLE WORKER, 1962, UA, I.V.
Arthur Penn
Dustin Hoffman, Harry Stradling Jr., Chief Dan George, Ralph Gerling, Richard Craig Meinardus, and Arthur Penn in Little Big Man (1970)
Dustin Hoffman, Harry Stradling Jr., Richard Mulligan, and Arthur Penn in Little Big Man (1970)
Marlon Brando and Arthur Penn in The Missouri Breaks (1976)
Anne Bancroft and Arthur Penn in The Miracle Worker (1962)
"Bonnie and Clyde" Director Arthur Penn, Gene Hackman, Warren Beatty 1967 Warner Brothers Photo by Floyd McCarty
Michael McClanathan, Arthur Penn, and Patricia Quinn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Arthur Penn in Alice's Restaurant (1969)

Known for:

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde
7.7
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1967
Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
Little Big Man
7.5
  • Director
  • 1970
Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962)
The Miracle Worker
8.1
  • Director
  • 1962
Alice's Restaurant (1969)
Alice's Restaurant
6.2
  • Director
  • 1969

Credits

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Director

  • Alan Arkin, Paula Devicq, Manny Perez, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, and Joseph Lyle Taylor in 100 Centre Street (2001)
    100 Centre Street
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Inside (1996)
    Inside
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Lumière and Company (1995)
    Lumière and Company
    • Director
    • 1995
  • Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck, and Cecilia Peck in The Portrait (1993)
    The Portrait
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1993
  • Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
    Penn & Teller Get Killed
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Dead of Winter (1987)
    Dead of Winter
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Target (1985)
    Target
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1985
  • Four Friends (1981)
    Four Friends
    • Director
    • 1981
  • Godzilla (1977)
    Godzilla
    • Director (earlier film clips, uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson in The Missouri Breaks (1976)
    The Missouri Breaks
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)
    Night Moves
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Visions of Eight (1973)
    Visions of Eight
    • Director (segment The Highest)
    • 1973
  • Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man (1970)
    Little Big Man
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Alice's Restaurant (1969)
    Alice's Restaurant
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Flesh and Blood
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1968

Producer

  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2001
  • Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
    Penn & Teller Get Killed
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Four Friends (1981)
    Four Friends
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Flesh and Blood
    • producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1968
  • Mickey One (1965)
    Mickey One
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1965
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1963
  • Goodyear Playhouse (1951)
    Goodyear Playhouse
    • associate producer
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Producers' Showcase (1954)
    Producers' Showcase
    • guest producer
    • TV Series
    • 1954
  • The Gulf Playhouse (1952)
    The Gulf Playhouse
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 1953

Writer

  • Alice's Restaurant (1969)
    Alice's Restaurant
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Hollywood Opening Night
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 1952–1953

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 27, 1922
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 28, 2010
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(congestive heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Peggy MaurerJanuary 27, 1956 - September 28, 2010 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Matthew Penn
  • Parents
      Harry William Penn
  • Relatives
    • Irving Penn(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Biographical Movies
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Chief Dan George. Duke, Bancroft and Parsons won Oscars for their performances in one of Penn's movies.
  • Quotes
    Lee Strasberg ruined an entire generation of actors with that sense memory crap.
  • Salary
    • The Missouri Breaks
      (1976)
      $600,000 + 2% interest

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