Actor

D. A. Pennebaker

Directing

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Movies: 78Series: 2Crew credits: 69

TMDB ID: 21113

IMDb ID: nm0672060

Known for: Directing

Born: July 15, 1925

Died: August 1, 2019

Age: 94

Place of birth: Evanston, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 2023

Years active: 67

Average TMDB rating: 7.2

Wikidata: Q225852

Also known as

Donn Alan Pennebaker • D.A. Pennabaker • DA Pennebaker • Don Alan Pennebaker • D.A. Pennebaker • D. A. Pennabaker

Other jobs

Director (48)Camera Operator (6)Cinematography (3)Director of Photography (3)Editor (3)Executive Producer (2)Music (1)Producer (1)

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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."