D. A. Pennebaker

Cinematographer, Film director

1925 –

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Who is D. A. Pennebaker?

Donn Alan "D. A." Pennebaker is an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema. Performing arts and politics are his primary subjects. In 2012, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award or "lifetime Oscar."

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Born
Jul 15, 1925
Evanston
Also known as
  • Donn Alan Pennebaker
  • D.A. Pennabaker
  • Don Alan Pennebaker
  • Penny
  • DA Pennebaker
  • Donn Alan "D. A." Pennebaker
Parents
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
Lived in
  • Evanston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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