Robert Altman

Robert Altman was born in Kansas City in 1925 into a Catholic family. A bomber co-pilot in the Pacific during the war, he wrote screenplays, made dozens of industrial films for a company in his home town, then directed television series, one of which dismissed him after an episode shot against the producers' advice. He made his first feature film at thirty-two, had his first major success at forty-five, founded his own production company in 1970 and received an Honorary Oscar in 2006. He died the same year.

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• CinemaNashvilleRobert Altman · 1975Cinema