Oscar-Nominated Writer and Director Peter Bogdanovich Dies at 82
The filmmaker behind ‘The Last Picture Show,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ and ‘Paper Moon’ ed away in his Los Angeles home from natural causes.
Peter Bogdanovich in 'The Sopranos.’
Sad news coming out of Hollywood on Thursday, as it was announced that legendary writer and director Peter Bogdanovich has ed away at the age of 82. The Oscar-nominated filmmaker’s daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich told The Hollywood Reporter that he died shortly after midnight on January 6th from natural causes.
Peter Bogdanovich began his career as a film journalist in the 1960s, before working with director Cloris Leachman, respectively. The Library of Congress selected the movie for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1998 for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."
The film would also spark an infamous love affair between Bogdanovich and his lead actress Mariel Hemingway in the film.
After the success of ‘The Last Picture Show,’ Bogdanovich made ‘Tatum O’Neal, who would go on to be the youngest Best ing Actress winner in Oscar history.
After a short break from filmmaking, the director returned in 1985 with the critically acclaimed ‘Owen Wilson.
Bogdanovich was also an author, having penned over a dozen books about filmmaking including “The Cinema of he Other Side of the Wind,’ which was an unfinished film by his friend, director Orson Welles that was originally shot between 1970 and 1976.
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro tweeted his thoughts about Bogdanovich’s ing. “Peter Bogdanovich ed away. He was a dear friend and a champion of Cinema,” del Toro said. “He birthed masterpieces as a director and was a most genial human. He single-handedly interviewed and enshrined the lives and work of more classic filmmakers than almost anyone else in his generation.”
The list of acclaimed filmmakers that attribute influence from Bogdanovich include Noah Baumbach.
