Robert Altman

Robert Altman was an American movie and television producer, director, and screenwriter whose career spanned six decades.

• Director of MASH (1970)
• Director of Nashville (1975)
• Director of Fool for Love (1985)
• Director of The Player (1992)
• Director and Writer of Short Cuts (1993)
• Director and Writer of Gosford Park (2001)

"Anyone who thinks TV is an art medium is crazy - it's an advertising medium." — Robert AltmanIMDb: Robert Altman biography

"I look at film as closer to a painting or a piece of music; it's an impression . . . an impression of character and total atmosphere ... The attempt is to enlist an audience emotionally, not intellectually." — Robert AltmanIMDb: Robert Altman biography

"Wisdom and love have nothing to do with one another. Wisdom is staying alive, survival. You're wise if you don't stick your finger in the light plug. Love - you'll stick your finger in anything." — Robert AltmanIMDb: Robert Altman biography

"Retirement? You're talking about death, right?" — Robert AltmanIMDb: Robert Altman biography

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• 1925: Born February 20 in Kansas City, Missouri

• 1957-1958: Alfred Hitchcock Presents - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1959: Whirlybirds - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1960: Maverick - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1960-1961: Bonanza - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1962-1963: Combat - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1970: Brewster McCloud - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1970: M*A*S*H - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1975: Nashville - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1978: A Wedding - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1980: Popeye - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1988: Tanner '88 - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1992: The Player - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1993: Short Cuts - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1994: Ready to Wear - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1996: Kansas City - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1997: Gun - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia

• 1998: The Gingerbread Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 1999: Cookie's Fortune - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2000: Dr T and the Women - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2001: Gosford Park - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2003: The Company - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2006: A Prairie Home Companion - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews

• 2006: Died November 20 in Los Angeles, California