Arthur Penn Overview:

Director, Arthur Penn, was born on Sep 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA. Penn died at the age of 88 on Sep 28, 2010 in Manhattan, New York City .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Although Penn was nominated for three Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1962Best DirectorThe Miracle Worker (1962)N/ANominated
1967Best DirectorBonnie and Clyde (1967)N/ANominated
1969Best DirectorAlice's Restaurant (1969)N/ANominated
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Arthur Penn BlogHub Articles:

Night Moves (1975): Arthur Penn’s Neo Noir

By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 20, 2020 From 4 Star Films

“I saw a Rohmer film once; it was kinda like watching paint dry.” – Gene Hackman as Harry Moseby Gene Hackman is still with us but unlike others who are predisposed to continue working, he was content in setting a hard and fast end to his acting career. All that can be said is he i... Read full article


Bonnie and Clyde (1967, Arthur Penn)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 14, 2015 From The Stop Button

Bonnie and Clyde opens with two immediate introductions. First, in the opening titles, photographs from the 1930s set the scene. Second, in the first scene, with Faye Dunaway (as Bonnie) and Warren Beatty (as Clyde) meet one another and flirt their way into armed robbery. Okay, maybe in the latter, ... Read full article


Little Big Man (1970, Arthur Penn)

By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 15, 2015 From The Stop Button

Little Big Man is episodic. It has to be. Director Penn knows he can’t reveal the tragedy of the film right off because it’d be unbearable but he also can’t avoid it. The film starts in a bookend with an incredibly aged Dustin Hoffman beginning to recount the story; he do so out of... Read full article


Dead of Winter (1987, Arthur Penn)

on Jun 25, 2008 From The Stop Button

Loath as I am to be glib about a director like Arthur Penn, Dead of Winter comes off like a TNT Original Movie. Penn proves himself–with the exception of maybe one scene and even then it’s awkward because it’s Arthur Penn using Steadicam–almost completely inept at directing a... Read full article


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Arthur Penn Facts
He directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft, Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Chief Dan George. Duke, Bancroft and Parsons won Oscars for their performances in one of Penn's movies.

Was an early contender to direct The Stunt Man (1980) and used elements from that film's source, the Paul Brodeur novel of the same name, in the story of Night Moves (1975).

Older brother is renowned photographer Irving Penn.

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