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  • TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21 2006 11:00 AM

Director Robert Altman Dead

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by Rahodeb

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Bad news today: legendary director Robert Altman passed away at the age of 81 on Monday. The man behind such films as Nashville and The Player died at a Los Angeles hospital. A cause of death has yet to be released.

A five-time Academy Award nominee for best director, most recently for 2001's Gosford Park, he finally won a lifetime achievement Oscar in 2006.

"No other filmmaker has gotten a better shake than I have," Altman said while accepting the award. "I'm very fortunate in my career. I've never had to direct a film I didn't choose or develop. My love for filmmaking has given me an entree to the world and to the human condition."



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Zoetica

Zoetica

NEWSWIRE

Portola Valley, CA

NOV 21, 2006 11:07 AM

:/

BlindSamurai

BlindSamurai

Italy
August 2006

NOV 21, 2006 11:13 AM

frown hmm sorry for that.

Filmsuperboy

Filmsuperboy

Vancouver, BC
December 2005

NOV 21, 2006 11:15 AM

Only met the man once on the set of The Player, Brion James a friend of mine played the Studio Head, it was an honor as a filmaker myself... Very sad day!

Gayballs

Gayballs

Seattle, WA
July 2005

NOV 21, 2006 11:20 AM

Fuckin sad. I'm gonna make it a point to rent Nashville next week.

Meli

Meli

Manchester, NH
October 2006

NOV 21, 2006 11:21 AM

I just called my boyfriend at work and told him this. He got really upset. I probably should have waited till he got home. :- /

Arete

Arete

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

NOV 21, 2006 11:33 AM

that made my stomach lump up and jump into my throat. but i must say, when i realized a few years ago that short cuts was made by a 70-something man, my first thought was "wow, is he dead??"

frown frown

quietlythere

quietlythere

USA
June 2004

NOV 21, 2006 11:36 AM

frown

jonnytrrrash7

jonnytrrrash7

Vatican City
February 2004

NOV 21, 2006 11:43 AM

i love McCabe & Mrs. Miller and M*A*S*H. RIP.

tatertot

tatertot

Fort Erie, ON
February 2006

NOV 21, 2006 11:56 AM

KingSkottie

KingSkottie

Georgia
OLD SKOOL

NOV 21, 2006 11:59 AM




great casting.

SteveIsaacs

SteveIsaacs

NEWSWIRE

Los Angeles, CA

NOV 21, 2006 12:03 PM

sad news, but what an amazing gift to cinema. Especially for the tracking shot at the start of "The Player". Insane. Altman's example also bodes really well for staying super creative until the day you die, very inspirational. R.I.P.

Peas

Peas

Colorado Springs, CO
September 2006

NOV 21, 2006 12:25 PM

oh no :[ that sucks. <3 RIP altman.

geekgurl

geekgurl

Philadelphia, PA
June 2003

NOV 21, 2006 12:25 PM

For some reason I didn't realise he was that old. frown

Cassiel

Cassiel

Aurora, CO
September 2004

NOV 21, 2006 12:31 PM

goddamn, he was one of my favorites frown

_Pauly_

_Pauly_

United Kingdom
June 2004

NOV 21, 2006 12:43 PM

frown

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