D. A. Pennebaker
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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."
Also known as
Donn Alan Pennebaker · D.A. Pennabaker · DA Pennebaker · Don Alan Pennebaker · D.A. Pennebaker · D. A. Pennabaker
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Known For
Storyville
1997 · TV
ABC Close-Up!
1960 · TV
Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back
1967 · Movie
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1983 · Movie
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006 · Movie
The Energy War
1979 · TV
Original Cast Album: Company
1970 · Movie
Only the Strong Survive
2002 · Movie
The War Room
1993 · Movie
Revival69: The Concert That Rocked the World
2023 · Movie
Sweet Toronto
1971 · Movie
A President to Remember: In the Company of John F. Kennedy
2008 · Movie