Arthur Hiller Penn (born September 27, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a film director and producer. Although best known as the director of the iconic Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Arthur Penn amassed a critically acclaimed body of work though the 1960s and '70s, keenly focusing on themes relevant to the times.
Was an early contender to direct Stunt Man, The (1980) and used elements from that film's source, the Paul Brodeur novel of the same name, in the story of Night Moves (1975).
He directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Patty Duke, Anne Bancroft (I), Estelle Parsons, Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Michael J. Pollard and Chief Dan George. Duke, Bancroft and Parsons won Oscars for their performances in one of Penn's movies.
Won Broadway's 1960 Tony Award as Best Director (Dramatic) for "The Miracle Worker." He was also Tony-nominated two other times: in 1958 as Best Director for "Two for the Seesaw." and in 1961 as Best Director (Dramatic) for "All the Way Home."
Older brother is renowned photographer Irving Penn.
Interviewed in "The Director's Event: Interviews with Five American Filmmakers," by Eric Sherman and Martin Rubin.
