Robert Altman

Robert Altman
Altman at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Robert Bernard Altman (1925-02-20)February 20, 1925 Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died	November 20, 2006(2006-11-20) (aged 81) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupations	Movie director producer screenwriter
Years active	1947–2006
Spouse(s)	LaVonne Elmer (1946–1951) Lotus Corelli (1954–1957) Kathryn Reed (1959–2006)

Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American movie director. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri and died of leukemia in Los Angeles, California. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.

His movies MASH (1970), McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971), and Nashville (1975) have been selected to keep in the United States National Film Registry.