About
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 first achieved prominence as a theatre director, winning a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play for The Miracle Worker. He received similar acclaim and his first Oscar nomination for directing the 1962 film adaptation. His 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde is credited with initiating the New Hollywood movement, by infusing the biographical crime drama with a counterculture sensibility. He achieved similar critical and commercial success directing the comedy Alice's Restaurant (1969) and the revisionist Western Little Big Man (1970), which further reflected that ethos....
Known for
Law & OrderSeries • 1990
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
BeastMasterSeries • 1999
Little Big ManMovie • 1970
100 Centre StreetSeries • 2001
Goodyear Television PlayhouseSeries • 1951
Bonnie and ClydeMovie • 1967
BadlandsMovie • 1973
The ChaseMovie • 1966
Night MovesMovie • 1975
The Miracle WorkerMovie • 1962
The Missouri BreaksMovie • 1976
Dead of WinterMovie • 1987
The Left Handed GunMovie • 1958
Lumière & CompanyMovie • 1995
TargetMovie • 1985
Four FriendsMovie • 1981
Mickey OneMovie • 1965
Alice's RestaurantMovie • 1969
Penn & Teller Get KilledMovie • 1989