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D. A. Pennebaker — Movies and TV Shows
Born 1925-07-15Evanston, Illinois, USA
Also known as: Donn Alan Pennebaker, D.A. Pennabaker, DA Pennebaker, Don Alan Pennebaker, D.A. Pennebaker
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."
Popular movie credits
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
20057.8
Janis: Little Girl Blue
20157.3
The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack
20007.4
Tiny Tim: King for a Day
20206.1
Godard Made in USA
2010
Up Your Legs Forever
19718.0
1 P.M.
19716.2
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
19826.1
Wild 90
19685.7
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003
A Venue For The End Of The World
20146.0
Mario Ruspoli, Prince of the Whales
2011
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Robert Drew & Associates at the Museum of Tolerance
20168.0
Morris Engel: The Independent
2008
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Jill Drew and D.A. Pennebaker
20169.0
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