D.A. Pennebaker

D.A. Pennebaker

American filmmaker
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Donn Alan Pennebaker (; 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 or "lifetime Oscar".

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D.A. Pennebaker was born on Wednesday, 15 July 1925 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. He was best known as a film director. Pennebaker's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Saturday, 3 August 2019 in Sag Harbor, New York, U.S. at the age of 94. His zodiac star sign was Cancer.

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Sag Harbor, New York, U.S.
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Documentarian, author
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D.A. Pennebaker is known for his role in the film Up Your Legs Forever (1971) as Self - Legs.

He is also known for his role in the documentary Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023) as additional materials provided by.

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