Writer · Director · Actor
Robert Altman
February 20, 1925
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
November 20, 2006 at 81 years old
Robert Bernard Altman (1925–2006) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.
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His films "MASH" (1970), "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) and "Nashville" (1975) have been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.