Robert Altman

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author film director film producer human screenwriter television director

Robert Altman was an influential American filmmaker known for his innovative ensemble casts, overlapping dialogue, and satirical, genre-defying films such as "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," and "Short Cuts."

Aliases (2)

Altman ×1
Robert Bernard Altman ×1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → film director → film producer → human → screenwriter → television director →
awardReceived	Academy Honorary Award → Golden Globe Award for Best Director → Primetime Emmy Award →
birthName	Robert Bernard Altman →
causeOfDeath	leukemia →
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1925-02-20 →
dateOfDeath	2006-11-20 →
educatedAt	Rockhurst High School →
gender	male →
genre	black comedy → drama → satire →
influenced	Alan Rudolph → Paul Thomas Anderson → Quentin Tarantino → Wes Anderson →
knownFor	ensemble casts → genre-defying films → overlapping dialogue → satirical films →
language	English →
militaryService	United States Army Air Forces →
movement	New Hollywood →
name	Robert Altman →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Director →
notableWork	3 Women → A Prairie Home Companion → California Split → Gosford Park → MAS*H → McCabe & Mrs. Miller → Nashville → Popeye → Short Cuts → The Long Goodbye → The Player →
numberOfChildren	5 →
occupation	author → film director → film producer → screenwriter → television director →
placeOfBirth	Kansas City, Missouri, United States →
placeOfDeath	Los Angeles, California, United States →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
spouse	Kathryn Reed Altman →
workedOn	Gosford Park → MAS*H → Nashville → Short Cuts → The Player →

Referenced by (11)

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A Wedding → Gosford Park → MASH →	director
Robert Altman ("Robert Bernard Altman") →	birthName
Sam Altman ("Altman") →	familyName
A Wedding →	hasCastMember
George Eastman Award →	hasRecipient
Robert Altman →	name
Jennifer Jason Leigh →	notableCollaboration
New Hollywood →	notableDirector
Gosford Park →	producer