- Geboren am
- Verstorben20. November 2006 · Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA (Komplikationen durch Leukämie)
- GeburtsnameRobert Bernard Altman
- Spitzname
- Bob
- Größe1,83 m
- Robert Altman wurde am 20 Februar 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA geboren. Er war Regisseur und Produzent, bekannt für Gosford Park (2001), Nashville (1975) und Short Cuts (1993). Er war mit Kathryn Reed, Lotus Corelli und LaVonne Elmer verheiratet. Er starb am 20 November 2006 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- EhepartnerKathryn Reed(1. April 1959 - 20. November 2006) (er verstorben, 2 Kinder)Lotus Corelli(21. November 1952 - 1959) (geschieden, 2 Kinder)LaVonne Elmer(8. Juni 1946 - 1951) (geschieden, 1 Kind)
- Kinder
- His movies often contain overlapping dialogue, where several characters speak at once.
- In his films, we often see and hear characters from outside a window, or from a distance.
- Frequently directs large ensemble pieces
- Social commentary themes
- Using zoom lenses.
- His son, Mike Altman, wrote the lyrics for "Suicide is Painless," the theme song for M*A*S*H (1970), when he was only 14 years old.
- Paul Thomas Anderson was employed as a standby director for Robert Altman's Last Radio Show (2006) for insurance purposes, and in the event that ailing 80-year-old Altman was unable to finish shooting.
- He came up with a scheme to "Identi-Code" pets. He would tattoo a number on the cat or dog. Somehow, he managed to tattoo President Harry S. Truman's dog.
- Directed 6 different actresses in Oscar-nominated performances: Sally Kellerman, Julie Christie, Ronee Blakley, Lily Tomlin, Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith.
- While working on McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), he and Warren Beatty hated each other so much that Beatty later admitted that, had he produced the film himself, he would have killed Altman.
- What is a cult? It just means not enough people to make a minority.
- I fiddle in the corner where they throw the coins. Where I can get my work done.
- I've about had it - the agencies, the winking, the networks, the ratings. Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy - it's an advertising medium.
- [interview in the London Times, 1/22/02] When I see an American flag flying, it's a joke.
- [about his relationship with mainstream Hollywood] We're not against each other. They sell shoes and I make gloves.
- M*A*S*H (1970) - $75,000
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