D. A. Pennebaker

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Born

July 15, 1925

Died

August 1, 2019 (age 94)

Place of Birth

Evanston, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Donn Alan Pennebaker

D.A. Pennabaker

DA Pennebaker

Don Alan Pennebaker

D.A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Biography

Donn Alan Pennebaker (/ˈpɛniːbeɪkər/; 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. Pennebaker was called by The Independent as "arguably the pre-eminent chronicler of Sixties counterculture."

Known For

Filmography

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