D. A. Pennebaker
D. A. Pennebaker | |
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Pennebaker in New York City in 2007 | |
| Born | Donn Alan Pennebaker July 15, 1925 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 1, 2019 (aged 94) Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Occupation(s) | Documentarian, author |
| Years active | 1953–2019 |
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| Website | phfilms |
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".
He received an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature nomination for The War Room (1993). He is also known for directing documentaries such as Dont Look Back (1967), Monterey Pop (1968), Original Cast Album: Company (1971), Eat the Document (1972), Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1979), Jimi Plays Monterey (1986), Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (2004), and Kings of Pastry (2009).