D. A. Pennebaker

Known for Directing

D. A. Pennebaker's portrait

Details

Birthday: July 15, 1925

Deathday: August 01, 2019

Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Biography

Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; July 15, 1925 – August 1, 2019) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of direct cinema. Performing arts and politics were his primary subjects. In 2013, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture."

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