Iconic and influential director Peter Bogdonavich has passed away at age 82. The director of The Last Picture Show, Mask, and Paper Moon was a beloved filmmaker who influenced a generation. Apart from his turns as a director, he was a film historian who documented the careers of fellow directors with in-depth interviews and documentaries.
Fans and those who worked with Bogdonavich remembered him for his contributions and his kind nature.
We are saddened to hear about the passing of prolific director and a dear friend of ours, Peter Bogdanovich. A leading voice of ’70s Hollywood and a champion of Classic Hollywood, his passion inspired generations of filmmakers.@THR remembers him here: https://t.co/gKBTKfD9TZ pic.twitter.com/M5QXkUImXc
— TCM (@tcm) January 6, 2022
Tatum O’Neil became the youngest Acadamy Award winner in Bogdonavich’s Paper Moon.
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Filmmaker and fellow Oscar winner Guillermo del Toro remembered Bogdonavich for his contributions to preserving film history.
Peter Bogdanovich passed away. He was a dear friend and a champion of Cinema. He birthed masterpieces as a director and was a most genial human. He single-handedly interviewed and enshrined the lives and work of more classic filmmakers than almost anyone else in his generation. pic.twitter.com/hL08ORCilN
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 6, 2022
He became a close friend and was active and brilliant to the end. He was working on a beautiful screenplay and to talk about the craft and ideas for it was delightful. A pure cinephile- Please watch Paper Moon tonight. Or The Last Picture Show, or What’s Up Doc? or Targets…
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) January 6, 2022
Profoundly influential, he helped define cinema in the 1970s
RIP Peter Bogdanovich. End of an era, truly. Even his worst movies are infused with such love for cinema and cinema history; his best movies some of the finest of 70s American cinema. So sad to hear this. https://t.co/qdkmf9P3cn
— Christina Newland (@christinalefou) January 6, 2022
A fond memory from Barbra Streisand.
Peter always made me laugh! He’ll keep making them laugh up there too. May he rest in peace. #PeterBogdanovich pic.twitter.com/FIl0Hf6pif
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) January 6, 2022
He was a loyal friend.
Peter Bogdanovich’s 30 year quest to keep his promise to Orson Welles and finish The Other Side of the Wind is incredibly moving and sums up Bogdanovich best pic.twitter.com/ye2ZYFsMyr
— John Frankensteiner (@JFrankensteiner) January 6, 2022
I loved this quote from him on the effect of movies.
“It’s amazing, when you see movies again, how they change…Actually, what changes is you.”
-Peter Bogdanovich #RestInPeace pic.twitter.com/JfOdRWgxFs
— Bright Wall/Dark Room (@BWDR) January 6, 2022
On a personal level, one of my favorite movies ever is Mask. As an outcast myself, I identified with Eric Stoltz’s character. The movie taught me the importance of accepting others and loving yourself for who you are.
Director Peter Bogdanovich with Cher and Eric Stoltz during the filiming of Mask (1985). Bogdanovich has passed away at age 82. ?? pic.twitter.com/GIlUhZo2GM
— Buzzer ? (@Buzzersplace) January 6, 2022
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