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D. A. Pennebaker

1925 - 2019

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Donn Alan Pennebaker (; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). D. A. Pennebaker is the 1,437th most popular film director (down from 1,342nd in 2024), the 10,426th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,061st in 2019) and the 385th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, D. A. Pennebaker ranks 1,437 out of 2,041. Before him are Albert Serra, Rian Johnson, Curt Goetz, Gábor Csupó, René Vautier, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. After him are Alice Rohrwacher, Victor Schertzinger, Brian Helgeland, Judd Apatow, Lev Kulidzhanov, and Stéphane Sednaoui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, D. A. Pennebaker ranks 476. Before him are Gene Ammons, Grigory Mkrtychan, Johnny Mandel, Ernst Benda, Leongino Unzaim, and Günther Haase. After him are Maxine Kumin, Joan Leslie, Barbara Bates, Cal Tjader, Edward F. Moore, and Howard Baker. Among people deceased in 2019, D. A. Pennebaker ranks 496. Before him are Roky Erickson, Djimrangar Dadnadji, Gennadi Manakov, Carmine Caridi, Marie Senghor Basse, and Jeon Mi-seon. After him are Arturo Fernández Rodríguez, Oleg Golovanov, Walter Munk, George Fernandes, Nicolae Pescaru, and Nadja Regin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, D. A. Pennebaker ranks 10,428 out of 20,380. Before him are Lloyd Fredendall (1883), Alan Jackson (1958), Tommy Rettig (1941), Inga Swenson (1932), Chaz Bono (1969), and Edward Henry Potthast (1857). After him are Rufus King (1755), Abby Dalton (1932), Martin Luther King III (1957), Gustav Hasford (1947), Jesse Williams (1981), and John Gallagher Jr. (1984).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, D. A. Pennebaker ranks 385. Before him are Norman Z. McLeod (1898), Tom Shadyac (1958), Hugh Wilson (1943), Robert Burks (1909), Len Wiseman (1973), and Rian Johnson (1973). After him are Victor Schertzinger (1888), Brian Helgeland (1961), Judd Apatow (1967), Albert Pyun (1953), Lee Unkrich (1967), and Jennifer Lynch (1968).

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