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Bogdanovich, Peter

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Born: 1939 AD
Currently alive, at 68 years of age.

Nationality: American
Categories: Director

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1939 - Born on the 30th of July, his father is a Serbian painter and pianist and his mother descended from a rich Austrian Jewish family.

1970 - Commissioned by the American Film Institute to direct a documentary about John Ford for a tribute, Directed by John Ford.

1971 - Released his best-known film, "The Last Picture Show".

1984 - Published 'The Killing of the Unicorn: Dorothy Stratten".

1985 - The sequel to The Last Picture Show, "Texasville", was a critical and box office disappointment.

1992-1993 - He directed two more theatrical films the Noises Off.. The Thing Called Love.

1997 - He entered bankruptcy protection once more and briefly moved in with friends in New York City.

1998 - The National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress named The Last Picture Show to the National Film Registry.

2001 - Bogdanovich resurfaced with The Cat's Meow.

2006 - Bogdanovich joined forces with ClickStar, where he hosts a classic movie channel, Peter Bogdanovich's Golden Age of Movies. Bodganovich also writes a blog for the site.






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