Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich is an actor, writer, director and producer who has directed films such as The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon.InfoPlease.com: Peter Bogdanovich Biography

Bogdanovich grew up in a well-to-do family; his father was Serbian and his mother was from Austria.TV.com: Peter Bogdanovich Biography He began his career in 1950s as an actor studying with Stella Adler, and became a director in 1968.FilmBug.com: Early Years

• 1962: Marries Polly Platt
• 1971: Begins affair with Cybill Shepard
• 1971: Divorces Platt
• 1978: Relationship with Shepard ends
• 1980: Falls in love with Dorothy Stratten
• 1980: Stratten murdered by her husband
• 1988: Marries Louise, Stratten's sister
• 2001: Divorced

From 1971 through 1997, Bogdanovich was nominated for eleven awards and won eight others.MSN Movies: Awards In 1971 he directed the film The Last Picture Show which received eight Oscar nominations, and won two Academy Awards.FilmSite.org: Awards In 2007, at the Florida Film Festival, Bogdanovich was awarded the Visionary Award for having directed influential films. YoursDaily.com: Visionary Award

"I've always felt that the place is a character in the story. Like Los Angeles was in Targets or San Francisco was in What's Up, Doc? [1972] or Anarene in The Last Picture Show. The place where it happens is very important and is as much of a character as anything."Senses of Cinema: Peter Bogdanovich

• Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1939: Born July 30th

• 1968: Targets - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1968: Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1971: The Last Picture Show - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1972: What's Up, Doc? - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1973: Paper Moon - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1974: Daisy Miller - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1975: At Long Last Love - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1976: Nickelodeon - IMDb Listing

• 1979: Saint Jack - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1981: They All Laughed - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1985: Mask - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1988: Illegally Yours - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1990: Texasville - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1992: Noises Off - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1993: The Thing Called Love - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2001: The Cat's Meow - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2004: Hustle - IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2007: Runnin' Down a Dream - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2008: The Doorman - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2008: ''Humboldt County - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews