Robert Altman was born in Kansas City, Mo., ... "Suddenly there was a moment when it seemed as if the pictures you wanted to ... Altman could easily pass for 10 years younger than his 75 ...

Altman’s grandfather had been a boss at the Calvin Film Company, which over the decades produced more than 3,000 educational and industrial films; and young Bob got his start directing some 60 ...

The seven-time Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind M*A*S*H and Gosford Park, who would have turned 100 this year, changed how we watch—and hear—movies. He also tattooed Harry S. Truman’s dog.

Film director Robert Altman, who has died aged 81, made 36 motion pictures in a career that spanned 40 years. Although he never won an Oscar, he received an honorary award from the Academy of Motion ...