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Arthur Penn

American producer and director (1922–2010)

Arthur Penn was an American filmmaker, theatre director and producer, and a three-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director. He won a Tony Award for directing The Miracle Worker on stage, then directed Bonnie and Clyde, Alice's Restaurant, Little Big Man and Night Moves. In later years he was an executive producer on Law & Order.

Arthur Penn appears in 6 films in The Rerun, from 1958 to 1970. That includes 6 titles as director. Most of that work is in drama, western and biography. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Faye Dunaway (2), Denver Pyle (2).

Known for

  • Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Director. Credited with initiating the New Hollywood movement.
  • The Miracle Worker (1962), Director. The film adaptation brought his first Oscar nomination, after his Tony Award-winning stage production.
  • Little Big Man (1970), Director. A revisionist Western released after Alice’s Restaurant.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Arthur Penn been in?
Arthur Penn appears in Little Big Man (1970), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Chase (1966), The Train (1964), The Miracle Worker (1962) and The Left Handed Gun (1958) on The Remote.
When was Arthur Penn born?
Arthur Penn was born on 27 September 1922.

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