About
Peter Bogdanovich was a leading figure of the New Hollywood movement of the 1970s. Born in Kingston, New York, he began as a film critic and curator at the Museum of Modern Art, publishing early monographs on Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, and Alfred Hitchcock. His first feature, Targets (1968), starring Boris Karloff, launched his career. He achieved critical and commercial success with The Last Picture Show (1971), nominated for eight Academy Awards, and Paper Moon (1973), which made Tatum O'Neal the youngest Oscar winner in history. He later directed Mask (1985) with Cher. As an occasional actor, he appeared in The Sopranos and completed Orson Welles's final film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018).
* 1939-07-28 — † 2022-01-06
Major works
- The Last Picture Show (1971)film
- Paper Moon (1973)film
- Mask (1985)film
- Runnin' Down a Dream (2007)documentary
- The Other Side of the Wind (2018)film
Key milestones
- 1971The Last Picture Show received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
- 1973Paper Moon won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Tatum O'Neal became the youngest Oscar winner in history.
- 2007He won a Grammy Award for Best Music Film for Runnin' Down a Dream.
Themes
Nostalgia and the passage of timeClassical Hollywood cinemaHuman relationships and disillusionProvincial American cultureMemory and legacy
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