Altman, Robert

Robert Altman
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Name	Altman, Robert Gender: M
Birthname	Robert Bernard Altman
born on	20 February 1925 at 00:01 (= 12:01 AM )
Place	Kansas City, Missouri, 39n06, 94w35
Timezone	CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source	BC/BR in hand Rodden Rating AA Collector: Steinbrecher
Astrology data	01°06' 22°28 Asc. 14°13'

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Robert Altman (1983)

Biography

American film producer. With a satirical eye for the American way of life and a stylistic naturalism, he delivered unique films, more than 30 movies by 1987. He had a history of minor features and TV work behind him when M.A.S.H. established his reputation. Between 1970 and 1975 he turned out eight films, six of them outstanding: "M.A.S.H.", " McCabe and Mrs. Miller," "The Long Goodbye," "Thieves Life Us," "California Split," and "Nashville." However audiences generally snubbed him, and his genius seemed to unravel all at once. He drank hard and partied hard and made bad movies and by the end of the '70s his personal chaos threatened to absorb him totally. He retreated to Paris where he spent his time on odd projects, less conventional, stage plays, cable drama, even a couple operas.

After 15 years of rebellion, burned bridges and self-imposed exile, he made what he called his "fourth comeback" with his film, "The Player," 1992, a wry, post modern view of Hollywood. No longer drinking and carousing, he resumed his place as one of Hollywood's quintessential directors.

Notorious as a womanizer during his first two marriages, his third marriage was to former actress Kathryn Reed in 1962; five kids.

He was firstborn, the only child in the family for his first five years. His childhood family was not close and he later remarked, "I had no problem ever leaving anybody anywhere." With a restless intelligence, he was an indifferent student. After a brief stint unsuccessfully peddling screenplays after his Army discharge, he returned to Kansas City and took a job making industrial films. Six years later, he was back in Los Angeles directing episodes of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." His first feature was "The Delinquents," shot in Kansas City with local actors.

He worked for several years directing episodes of various TV series before he was offered the job of directing "M.A.S.H." The job had been turned down by 14 other directors. The film established him as one of the most original and prescient directors working in Hollywood.

The versatile and prolific director received an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement on 5 March 2006. During his acceptance speech, he revealed that he had received a heart transplant “ten, eleven years ago.”

The innovative and influential director died on 20 November 2006 in Los Angeles of complications of cancer; he was 81. He had been diagnosed with the disease 18 months prior to his death.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

• associate relationship with Hall, Philip Baker (born 10 September 1931). Notes: Film collaborators

• associate relationship with Mugler, Thierry (born 21 December 1945). Notes: Creative collaborators

• spouse relationship with Altman, Kathryn Reed (born 2 June 1924). Notes: 1959-2006

Events

• Relationship : Marriage 1962 (Third marriage; to Kathryn Reed)

• Health : Medical diagnosis 2005 (Cancer)

• Work : Prize 5 March 2006 (Oscar for Lifetime Achievement)
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• Death by Disease 20 November 2006 (Complications of cancer in Los Angeles, age 81)
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Source Notes

Steinbrecher B.C. in hand with 12:00 PM; for some unknown reason, he interpreted it as midnight, begin of the day, though technically 12 pm is noon. Faye Dunaway quotes Altman for "just after midnight."

Categories

• Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Cancer

• Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Surgery (Heart transplant in the 1990s)

• Diagnoses : Psychological : Abuse Alcohol (During the '80s)

• Family : Childhood : Family distant

• Family : Childhood : Order of birth (First born)

• Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (Third marriage)

• Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Three)

• Family : Relationship : Stress - Extramarital affairs (Womanizer during first two marriages)

• Family : Parenting : Kids more than 3 (Five)

• Passions : Sexuality : Extremes in quantity (Many lovers)

• Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease

• Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Entertain Producer (Films, stage, opera)

• Notable : Awards : Oscar