FILM DIRECTOR

Arthur Penn

1922 - 2010

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Arthur Hiller Penn (September 27, 1922 – September 28, 2010) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, and producer. He was a Tony Award winner, and was nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmys. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Penn has received more than 901,062 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Arthur Penn is the 230th most popular film director (up from 235th in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from United States (up from 1,585th in 2019) and the 59th most popular American Film Director.

Arthur Penn is most famous for directing the 1967 film "Bonnie and Clyde," which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won two.

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  • 59.85

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  • 43

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  • 5.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Arthur Penn ranks 230 out of 2,041. Before him are Chris Marker, Mario Monicelli, Chantal Akerman, Nicholas Ray, Mario Bava, and Marco Ferreri. After him are Věra Chytilová, Gus Van Sant, Edwin S. Porter, Gabriel Axel, Ruggero Deodato, and Terence Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Arthur Penn ranks 72. Before him are Adolfo Celi, Enrico Berlinguer, Rajko Mitić, Toots Thielemans, Carlo M. Cipolla, and Charles Mingus. After him are Denholm Elliott, Karl-Otto Apel, Richard Hamilton, Yuri Lotman, María Casares, and Micheline Presle. Among people deceased in 2010, Arthur Penn ranks 49. Before him are Enzo Bearzot, Blake Edwards, John Fenn, Francisco Varallo, Paul Schäfer, and Mario Monicelli. After him are Juliet Anderson, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Joan Sutherland, Antony Flew, Anton Geesink, and Milka Planinc.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Penn ranks 1,532 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Mondale (1928), Frederick Douglass (1818), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Poul Anderson (1926), Robert Patrick (1958), and Theda Bara (1885). After him are Murray Bookchin (1921), Alex Jones (1974), Pat Nixon (1912), Robert Loggia (1930), Percy Spencer (1894), and Lil Wayne (1982).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Arthur Penn ranks 59. Before him are John G. Avildsen (1935), Vincente Minnelli (1903), Alan J. Pakula (1928), Robert Wise (1914), Barry Levinson (1942), and Nicholas Ray (1911). After him are Gus Van Sant (1952), Edwin S. Porter (1870), Michael Moore (1954), James Ivory (1928), John Sturges (1910), and Peter Bogdanovich (1939).

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Filmography

Bonnie and Clyde
Director
In the 1930s, bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
Aug 14o 19677.502 / 10
Little Big Man
Director
Jack Crabb, looking back from extreme old age, tells of his life being raised by Indians and fighting with General Custer.
Dec 23o 19707.536 / 10
The Miracle Worker
Director
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.
May 23o 19627.8 / 10