Sam Peckinpah
Film director
1925 – 1984
Who was Sam Peckinpah?
David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah was an American film director and screenwriter who achieved prominence following the release of the Western epic The Wild Bunch. He was known for the innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence, as well as his revisionist approach to the Western genre.
Peckinpah's films generally deal with the conflict between values and ideals, and the corruption of violence in human society. He was given the nickname "Bloody Sam" owing to the violence in his films. His characters are often loners or losers who desire to be honorable, but are forced to compromise in order to survive in a world of nihilism and brutality.
Peckinpah's combative personality, marked by years of alcohol and drug abuse, affected his professional legacy. Many of his films were noted for behind-the-scenes battles with producers and crew members, damaging his reputation and career during his lifetime. Some of his films, including Straw Dogs, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, remain controversial.
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- Born
- Feb 21, 1925
Fresno - Also known as
- David S. Peckinpah
- David Peckinpah
- Sam 'The Man' Peckinpah
- David Samuel Peckinpah
- Bloody Sam
- Mad Sam
- Peck
- David Samuel "Sam" Peckinpah
- Parents
- Spouses
- Joey Gould
(1971 - 1972) - Begoña Palacios
(1965 - 1984/12/28) - Marie Selland
(1947 - 1960)
- Joey Gould
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Southern California
- California State University, Fresno
- Lived in
- Fresno
- Died
- Dec 28, 1984
Inglewood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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