Robert Altman

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Full Name
Robert Bernard Altman
Born
February 20th, 1925
Height
5ft 10in
Hometown
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Net Worth
Estimated $20 million
Partner
Kathryn Reed Altman
Family
Robert Altman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, to Bernard Clement Altman, an insurance salesman, and Helen Mathews Altman. Altman married LaVonne Elmer in 1946, with whom he had a daughter, before marrying Lotus Corelli in 1954 and having two sons. In 1959, he married Kathryn Reed, and they remained together until his death in 2006.
Top Movies
'Nashville', 'MAS*H', 'The Player', 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller', 'Short Cuts'
Awards
Academy Honorary Award, Bafta Award for 'Best Direction', Golden Globe Award for 'Best Director', Directors Guild of America Award for 'Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures'
Fun Facts
Robert Altman received five Academy Award nominations for 'Best Director' before receiving an Academy Honorary Award in 2006 for his lifetime contribution to cinema. ### His breakthrough film 'MAS*H' won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1970, helping establish the New Hollywood movement. ### Altman's trademark use of overlapping dialogue and sprawling ensemble casts influenced filmmakers including Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino and Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Related Actors
Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Hal Ashby, Paul Thomas Anderson, Richard Linklater

Robert Altman was an American film director, screenwriter and producer whose innovative, ensemble-driven approach transformed modern cinema.

Widely regarded as one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood movement, Altman became known for his overlapping dialogue, large ensemble casts, satirical storytelling and unconventional narrative structures. Across a career spanning more than five decades, he directed acclaimed films including ‘MAS*H’, ‘McCabe & Mrs. Miller’, ‘The Long Goodbye’, ‘Nashville’, ‘3 Women’, ‘The Player’, ‘Short Cuts’ and ‘Gosford Park’.

Celebrated as one of American cinema’s greatest auteurs, Altman’s work profoundly influenced generations of filmmakers.

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Robert Altman was an American film director best known for classics including 'MAS*H', 'Nashville', 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller', 'The Player' and 'Gosford Park'.
'Nashville' is widely regarded as Robert Altman's masterpiece, although 'MAS*H', 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller', 'The Player' and 'Short Cuts' are also considered among his greatest works.
Robert Altman revolutionised American filmmaking through his use of ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue and unconventional storytelling, becoming one of the defining auteurs of the New Hollywood era.
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