FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Altman

1925 - 2006

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Robert Bernard Altman ( AWLT-mən; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and satirical films with overlapping dialogue and ensemble casts. Over his career he received several awards including an Academy Honorary Award, two British Academy Film Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for seven competitive Academy Awards. Altman was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Director for the war comedy M*A*S*H (1970), the musical film Nashville (1975), the Hollywood satire The Player (1992), the dark comedy Short Cuts (1993), and the murder mystery Gosford Park (2001). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Altman is the 110th most popular film director (down from 108th in 2019), the 933rd most popular biography from United States (down from 748th in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Film Director.

Robert Altman is most famous for his films MASH, Nashville, and The Player.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Altman ranks 110 out of 2,041. Before him are Sidney Lumet, Bong Joon-ho, John Huston, Zhang Yimou, Edwin S. Porter, and George Cukor. After him are Walter Hill, Mel Brooks, Satyajit Ray, Costa-Gavras, John Woo, and Jules Dassin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Robert Altman ranks 52. Before him are Roy J. Glauber, Luciano Berio, Dick Van Dyke, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, William F. Buckley Jr., and George Kennedy. After him are Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Maya Plisetskaya, Bülent Ecevit, Sam Peckinpah, and Paul Mauriat. Among people deceased in 2006, Robert Altman ranks 32. Before him are Melvin Schwartz, Lennart Meri, Robert Bruce Merrifield, Jack Palance, Muriel Spark, and Clay Regazzoni. After him are Joseph Barbera, Bülent Ecevit, Paul Mauriat, Alida Valli, Clifford Geertz, and Seymour Martin Lipset.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Altman ranks 933 out of 20,380. Before him are John Irving (1942), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Buddy Holly (1936), Milton H. Erickson (1901), Nat King Cole (1919), and George Clinton (1941). After him are Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1925), Philip Glass (1937), Laura Branigan (1952), Jane Addams (1860), William Hurt (1950), and Walter Hill (1942).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Altman ranks 29. Before him are Terry Gilliam (1940), John Carpenter (1948), Sidney Lumet (1924), John Huston (1906), Edwin S. Porter (1870), and George Cukor (1899). After him are Walter Hill (1942), Mel Brooks (1926), Jules Dassin (1911), William Hanna (1910), Wes Craven (1939), and Sam Peckinpah (1925).

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