FILM DIRECTOR

Arthur Penn

1922 - 2010

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Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, and a Tony Award winner. Among other accolades, he was also nominated for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Penn’s first achieved prominence as a theatre director, winning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Miracle Worker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Penn is the 187th most popular film director (up from 230th in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,532nd in 2019) and the 55th most popular American Film Director.

Arthur Penn is most famous for directing the 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde," which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won two.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Arthur Penn ranks 187 out of 2,041. Before him are Victor Sjöström, Alan J. Pakula, Kathryn Bigelow, Ed Wood, Sean Baker, and Joris Ivens. After him are Chantal Akerman, Jafar Panahi, G. W. Pabst, Jean Negulesco, Dino Risi, and Joel Schumacher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Arthur Penn ranks 57. Before him are Roger Etchegaray, Renata Tebaldi, Yang Chen-Ning, Cornelius Castoriadis, Betty White, and Michel Galabru. After him are Alberto Granado, Barbara Bel Geddes, Ugo Tognazzi, Blake Edwards, Francesco Rosi, and Ken Noritake. Among people deceased in 2010, Arthur Penn ranks 42. Before him are Miep Gies, Vladimir Arnold, Joan Sutherland, Francisco Varallo, Henryk Górecki, and Stjepan Bobek. After him are Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Blake Edwards, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Enzo Bearzot, Sigmar Polke, and Maria Kaczyńska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Penn ranks 1,500 out of 20,380. Before him are James Garner (1928), Sean Combs (1969), Ed Wood (1924), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), Sean Baker (1971), and Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944). After him are Samuel C. C. Ting (1936), Elisha Otis (1811), Annie Jump Cannon (1863), Moe Tucker (1944), Kim Kardashian (1980), and Chris Evert (1954).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Arthur Penn ranks 55. Before him are Robert Rodriguez (1968), Robert Wise (1914), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Ed Wood (1924), and Sean Baker (1971). After him are Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), Barry Levinson (1942), and Garry Marshall (1934).

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