Peter Bogdanovich was born in California, the U.S., on July 30, 1939. He was an American director, actor, producer, writer, critic, and film historian.

Career

One of the “New Hollywood” directors, Bogdanovich, began his career as a film journalist before getting hired on Roger Corman’s The Wild Angels (1966).

Following the success of that film, he went on to direct his film, Targets (1968), which was a crucial success. His highly praised coming-of-age picture The Last Picture Show earned him global attention (1971). The film was proposed for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and Bogdanovich was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Achievements

Bogdanovich directed the primary box office hit What’s Up, Doc? (1972) and another critical and commercial success, Paper Moon (1973), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director.

Daisy Miller was one of his three subsequent films, all of which were critical and commercial flops (1974). Then, after a three-year absence, he returned with the cult movies Saint Jack (1979) and They All Laughed (1981).

Death

Bogdanovich died on January 6, 2022, at the age of 82, from the effects of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Los Angeles.

Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Rian Johnson, the Safdie brothers, Edgar Wright, Andy Muschietti, David O. Russell, Sofia Coppola, Noah Baumbach, and Wes Anderson have all recognized his work as an inspiration.