DA Pennebaker

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DA Pennebaker (2007)

Donn Alan "DA" Pennebaker (born July 15, 1925 in Evanston , Illinois , †  August 1, 2019 on Long Island ) was an American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema . Pop music , action art, and politicians were his favorite subjects, and his style was often characterized by the use of a handheld camera.

In the early 1960s, Pennebaker (known as "Penny" by friends) founded the production company Drew Associates with Richard Leacock and Robert Drew . In 1963 Leacock and Pennebaker left this again to set up their own production company. Later he often worked with his wife Chris Hegedus . Her company, Pennebaker Hegedus Films , has produced a number of documentaries.

In 2012, Pennebaker was awarded an honorary Oscar for his life's work ahead of the 2013 Academy Awards . He died at his Long Island home on August 1, 2019, at the age of 94.

Filmography

literature

  • Ian Aitken (Ed.): Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film . Routledge 2005
  • Dave Saunders: Direct Cinema. Observational Documentary and the Politics of the Sixties . Wallflower Press, London 2007

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DA Pennebaker is dead. Spiegel Online, August 4, 2019, accessed on the same day.

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personal data
SURNAME Pennebaker, DA
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pennebaker, Donn Alan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of Direct Cinema
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Evanston , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 2019
Place of death Long Island , New York (State)