Peter Bogdanovich, Oscar-nominated filmmaker and a pioneer of the “New Hollywood” age, has died.
The “Paper Moon” director passed away on Thursday morning at his home in Los Angeles from natural causes. He was 82.
His daughter, Antonia Bogdanovich, confirmed his death to the Hollywood Reporter.
Bogdanovich was one of the major filmmakers to come out of the American New Wave cinematic age in the 1960s and ’70s.
The New York native was best known for directing films including “The Last Picture Show” (1971), “What’s Up, Doc?” (1972), “They All Laughed” (1981) and “The Thing Called Love” (1993).
He even dabbled in acting and made appearances in the HBO series “The Sopranos” and late director Orson Welles’ last movie, “The Other Side of the Wind,” which was finally released in 2018.
Bogdanovich’s work earned him many awards and nominations throughout his long career, including two Oscar nods for “The Last Picture Show” and two Golden Globe noms. He even won a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Long Form Music Video for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “Runnin’ Down a Dream.”
He had relationships with actress Cybill Shepherd and late Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten. The film historian was also married to late film producer Polly Platt — with whom he had two daughters — from 1962 until 1971 and Louise Stratten from 1988 until 2001.
He directed Shepherd in the flicks “Daisy Miller” (1974) and the musical “At Long Last Love” (1975), which also starred a singing Burt Reynolds.
In 1980, Bogdanovich encountered controversy when he began an affair with Stratten while directing her in the 1981 movie “They All Laughed.” Stratten was murdered on Aug. 14, 1980, by her husband, Paul Snider, who killed himself the same day.
Bogdanovich bought the romantic comedy from 20th Century Fox and tried to distribute the film alone, according to the Hollywood Reporter, but the box office results were underwhelming and he had to file for bankruptcy protection.
Bogdanovich’s works have influenced modern filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Edgar Wright, David O. Russell, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach.
“I’ve learned one thing: Every movie you make can’t be life or death,” he once told the Los Angeles Times. “You just have to keep on making films and hoping for the best.”
