{"product_id":"robert-altman-isbn-9780307387912","title":"Robert Altman","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography.  After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e. He reinvented American filmmaking, and went on to produce such masterpieces as \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller, Nashville\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Player, Short Cuts,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eRobert Altman\u003c\/i\u003e, Mitchell Zuckoff has woven together Altman’s final interviews; an incredible cast of voices including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, among scores of others; and contemporary reviews and news accounts into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cb\u003eAct I: 1925–1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Kansas City \u003cbr\u003e2. Into the River\u003cbr\u003e3. 307th Bomb Group\u003cbr\u003e4. Making Pictures \u003cbr\u003e5. The Calvin Company \u003cbr\u003e6. \u003ci\u003eThe Delinquents \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e7. California \u003cbr\u003e8. Kathryn \u003cbr\u003e9. Cheese \u003cbr\u003e10. No Milk \u003cbr\u003e11. Countdown \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct II: 1970–1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e12\u003ci\u003e. M*A*S*H \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e13. After \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e14\u003ci\u003e. McCabe \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e15. Fatherhood I \u003cbr\u003e16. Mirrors \u003cbr\u003e17. Split, California \u003cbr\u003e18. \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e19. Diamond Cutter \u003cbr\u003e20. Active Verbs \u003cbr\u003e21. Scotty \u003cbr\u003e22. \u003ci\u003ePopeye \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAct III: 1981–2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e23. The Wilderness \u003cbr\u003e24. \"I Made This\" \u003cbr\u003e25. \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e26. \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e27. Heart in a Cooler \u003cbr\u003e28. Mr. A and the Women \u003cbr\u003e29. Home Stretch \u003cbr\u003e30. Fatherhood II \u003cbr\u003e31. Boots On \u003cbr\u003e32. Not a Tragedy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Note on Methods \u003cbr\u003eCast of Characters \u003cbr\u003eFilmography \u003cbr\u003eAwards and Honors \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations \u003cbr\u003eIndex \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast of Characters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe following are brief, Altman-centric biographies of people whose interviews are included in this book. Not included are journalists, reviewers, authors, and others whose writings and comments are excerpted throughout.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Adams \u003c\/b\u003eis an actress who played Junior League do-gooder Nettie Bolt in \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e and director Emily Shapiro in Robert Altman’s stage production of Arthur Miller’s \u003ci\u003eResurrection Blues\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLou Adler \u003c\/b\u003eis a legendary music producer who coproduced the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival. The documentary of the event led him into the film business and to his role as producer of \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnouk Aimée \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning French film actress who became an international star from her role in A\u003ci\u003e Man and a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Claude Lelouch. She played the character Simone Lowenthal in \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis Robert Altman’s eldest child. Her mother is the late LaVonne Elmer, Robert Altman’s first wife, to whom he was married from 1946 to 1949.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis a first cousin of Robert Altman. His father, Frank Altman, was the brother of Robert Altman’s father, Bernard “B.C.” Altman. He is a filmmaker in Kansas City.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathryn Reed Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis the third wife and widow of Robert Altman. They met in 1959 when he was directing an episode of the television series \u003ci\u003eWhirlybirds\u003c\/i\u003e, and were married soon after. She is the mother of two of his sons, Robert Reed Altman and Matthew Altman, and his stepdaughter, Konni Corriere.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis the fourth son of Robert Altman. He was adopted as an infant. He worked on several of his father’s movies as a crew member or in the art department as a set dresser, and appeared uncredited in \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e, as “boy getting free soda.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis the eldest son of Robert Altman. His mother is Lotus Corelli Altman Monroe. At fourteen, he wrote the lyrics to the theme song from \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, “Suicide Is Painless.” He is a film projectionist in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Altman \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Kansas City on February 20, 1925, and died in Los Angeles on November 20, 2006. His motto was “Giggle and give in.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Reed Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis the third son of Robert Altman. He began working with his father on Nashville, worked on a half dozen of his father’s movies as a camera operator, and was director of photography on \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also been a camera operator on television series including \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe O.C.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder Years\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChuck\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Altman \u003c\/b\u003eis the second son of Robert Altman. His mother is Lotus Corelli Altman Monroe. He was the production designer on more than a dozen of his father’s movies and television projects, including \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, Short \u003ci\u003eCuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and worked on a dozen others in the art or editorial departments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Thomas Anderson \u003c\/b\u003ecredits the films of Robert Altman with helping him to learn to be a director. Anderson served as the standby director for insurance purposes on Altman’s last film, \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Archer \u003c\/b\u003eappeared in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e as Claire Kane, a woman horrified to learn that her husband left a young woman’s body in a river while he fished with his buddies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWren Arthur \u003c\/b\u003eworked as an assistant to Robert Altman in the late 1990s and rose to the position of producer on \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. She acted in \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e as a member of the doctor’s staff.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Astrachan \u003c\/b\u003ewas associate producer of \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e, coproducer of \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and a producer of \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRené Auberjonois \u003c\/b\u003eappeared as sweet-natured Father “Dago Red” Mulcahy in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, the man-turning-into-a-bird character called the Lecturer in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, the bar owner\/busybody Sheehan in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, the unfaithful husband Hugh in \u003ci\u003eImages\u003c\/i\u003e, and as himself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Bacall \u003c\/b\u003eplayed presidential candidate Esther Brill in \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e and fashion doyenne Slim Chrysler in \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e. The name Slim was a nod to her role as Marie “Slim” Browning opposite Humphrey Bogart in the 1944 Howard Hawks film \u003ci\u003eTo Have and Have Not\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReza Badiyi \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s intern and protégé at the Calvin Company and rose t\u003ci\u003eo\u003c\/i\u003e a career as a television director on dozens of shows, including \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCagney \u0026amp; Lacey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFalcon Crest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaywatch\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Bakalyan \u003c\/b\u003eis a veteran character actor who played gang leader Eddy in \u003ci\u003eThe Delinquents\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Balaban \u003c\/b\u003eis an actor, writer, producer, and director. He produced \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e and played the role of the American film producer Morris Weissman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank W. Barhydt \u003c\/b\u003emet Robert Altman as a boy when Altman was working for Barhydt’s father at the Calvin Company. Barhydt cowrote the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eQuintet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e, and had acting roles in Tanner ’88 and \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSue Barton \u003c\/b\u003ewas the publicist on \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e and appears as herself in the scene where Elliott Gould drops by. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Baskin \u003c\/b\u003ewas music supervisor on \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e and played the role of the studio musician Frog. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Original Score. He was also a composer for \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarren Beatty \u003c\/b\u003ehad already been nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Picture, as producer, for \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e, when he played doomed entrepreneur John McCabe in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarry Belafonte \u003c\/b\u003eplayed himself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e, and the gangster Seldom Seen in \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he won a New York Film Critics Circle Award. He and Robert Altman worked for years on an unfinished project on blackface, tentatively called Cork. When asked by \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e magazine to name the living person he most admired, Altman said, “Harry Belafonte.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Benton \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and director whose 1977 film \u003ci\u003eThe Late Show\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Lily Tomlin and Art Carney, was produced by Robert Altman at Lion’s Gate Films.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Blees \u003c\/b\u003eproduced the infamous \u003ci\u003eBus Stop\u003c\/i\u003e episode directed by Robert Altman and starring Fabian, and also produced episodes of \u003ci\u003eCombat!\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Altman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Bouton \u003c\/b\u003ewas a pitcher for the New York Yankees who made an indelible mark on baseball with his book \u003ci\u003eBall Four\u003c\/i\u003e. He played Terry Lennox in \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Branagh \u003c\/b\u003estarred as hotshot lawyer Rick Magruder in \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDenise Breton \u003c\/b\u003emet Robert Altman when she was the European publicist for \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e. She remained his European publicist, as well as being a friend and supporter, for the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Brown \u003c\/b\u003ewas an executive at Twentieth Century Fox during the making of \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, after which he formed a production company with Richard Zanuck. After that partnership disbanded, he was a producer on \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarol Burnett \u003c\/b\u003eplayed mother-of-the-bride Katherine “Tulip” Brenner in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, presidential adviser Gloria Burbank in \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e, and schoolteacher Alberta Johnson in the television production \u003ci\u003eThe Laundromat\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Bushnell \u003c\/b\u003ewas the first managing director of the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, where Robert Altman found several actors for \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e. Bushnell introduced Robert Altman to the play \u003ci\u003eSecret Honor\u003c\/i\u003e, and also to his wife, Scotty Bushnell, who subsequently became Bushnell’s ex-wife and Altman’s longtime producer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Caan \u003c\/b\u003estarred as the lunar astronaut Lee Stegler in \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeve Campbell \u003c\/b\u003eproduced and starred in \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, playing the poised for-greatness ballet dancer Loretta “Ry” Ryan.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith Carradine \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the naïve, doomed Cowboy in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e; starred as the naïve, doomed bank robber Bowie in \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e; and played a conflicted lothario, pop star Tom Frank, in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e. His song “I’m Easy” won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeraldine Chaplin \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the impostor BBC correspondent Opal in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e; sharpshooter Annie Oakley in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e; and wedding-planner-with-a-secret Rita Billingsley in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCher \u003c\/b\u003eplayed sharp-tongued waitress Sissy in \u003ci\u003eCome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean\u003c\/i\u003e. She played herself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Christie \u003c\/b\u003estarred as the canny whorehouse madam Constance Miller in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress. She appeared as herself in a cameo in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraeme Clifford \u003c\/b\u003ewas assistant director on \u003ci\u003eThat Cold Day in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e, casting director on \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, an assistant on \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, and editor of \u003ci\u003eImages\u003c\/i\u003e. He later became a director in his own right, with credits including \u003ci\u003eFrances\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeonard Cohen \u003c\/b\u003ewrote “The Stranger Song,” “Sisters of Mercy,” and “Winter Lady,” which together created the haunting score for \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Cohn \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s agent off and on for large portions of his career.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Considine \u003c\/b\u003eplayed Annie Oakley’s husband, Frank Butler, in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e. He cowrote the screenplay and played security chief Jeff Kuykendall in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, and appeared in episodes of \u003ci\u003eCombat!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTanner ’88\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGun\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Robert Altman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKonni Corriere \u003c\/b\u003eis the daughter of Kathryn Reed Altman and the stepdaughter of Robert Altman. She was his assistant on \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBud Cort \u003c\/b\u003eplayed timid Private Lorenzo Boone in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, then starred as the boy-who-would-fly title character in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorman Corwin \u003c\/b\u003ehas been called “America’s Poet Laureate of Radio.” His program \u003ci\u003eOn a Note of Triumph\u003c\/i\u003e, broadcast upon the surrender of Nazi Germany, is considered his masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Davis \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s cousin by marriage (his aunt married her uncle) and an actress who appeared in his Calvin Company films and early television work.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDale Dennison \u003c\/b\u003ewas the pilot on the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Robert Altman was copilot during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Dooley \u003c\/b\u003eplayed pompous father of the bride Liam “Snooks” Brenner in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, unlikely suitor Alex Theodopoulos in \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, burger fiend Wimpy in Popeye, “little guy” candidate Gil Gainey in \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e—for which he also cowrote the screenplay—and torture target Randall Schwab in \u003ci\u003eO.C.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Stiggs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Dornhelm \u003c\/b\u003eis an Austrian director who was nominated for an Oscar for his documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Children of Theatre Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and a longtime friend of Robert and Kathryn Altman’s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Dortort \u003c\/b\u003ewas the creator and producer of one of television’s most successful series, \u003ci\u003eBonanza\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaye Dunaway \u003c\/b\u003eknew Robert Altman but never worked with him. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Duvall \u003c\/b\u003eplayed astronaut Chiz in \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e, the supercilious Major Frank Burns in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, and the psychotic Dixon Doss in \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelley Duvall \u003c\/b\u003ewas “discovered” by Robert Altman during the casting of \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she played Brewster’s down-to-earth girlfriend, Suzanne Davis. She then played reluctant prostitute Ida Coyle in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e; innocent gun moll Keechie in \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e; boy-crazy Marthe  (aka L.A. Joan) in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e; Grover Cleveland’s wife in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e; self-deluding Millie Lammoreaux in \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e (for which she shared Best Actress honors at the Cannes Film Festival); and Olive Oyl in \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Evans \u003c\/b\u003eproduced \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e after making a name for himself as the quintessentially “new Hollywood” head of production at Paramount Pictures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Factor \u003c\/b\u003eis an heir to the Max Factor cosmetics fortune and was the producer of \u003ci\u003eThat Cold Day in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJules Feiffer \u003c\/b\u003eis a Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist, as well as an author, playwright, and screenwriter. He wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Fellowes \u003c\/b\u003eis an actor and writer who wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, among other honors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorey Fischer \u003c\/b\u003eplayed Captain Bandini in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, Officer Hines in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McClo\u003c\/i\u003eud, and the mad Reverend Elliot in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabian Forte \u003c\/b\u003ewas a teen pop idol in the 1950s who starred in an infamous episode of \u003ci\u003eBus Stop\u003c\/i\u003e called “A Lion Walks Among Us,” directed by Robert Altman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Foster \u003c\/b\u003eproduced \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, which launched his Hollywood career. Later films included \u003ci\u003eThe Getaway\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Drowning Pool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mean Season\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Zorro\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGillian Freeman \u003c\/b\u003eis an author who wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eThat Cold Day in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e. An idea given her by Robert Altman became her novel \u003ci\u003eEaster Egg Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarvey \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSuEllen Fried \u003c\/b\u003ewere friends of Robert Altman’s from Kansas City. SuEllen Fried acted in Altman’s productions at the Jewish Community Center of Kansas City and also had a role in \u003ci\u003eThe Delinquents\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Gallagher \u003c\/b\u003eplayed prosecutor Lieutenant Commander John Challee in \u003ci\u003eThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial\u003c\/i\u003e, sleazy studio executive Larry Levy in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, and chain-saw wielding ex-husband Stormy Weathers in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTess Gallagher \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and the widow of Raymond Carver, whose short stories were the basis for \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge W. George \u003c\/b\u003ewas a film and theater producer and writer who helped to launch the career of Robert Altman. His later work included his production of \u003ci\u003eMy Dinner with Andre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Gibson \u003c\/b\u003eplayed mean Dr. Verringer in \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, self-important country music king Haven Hamilton in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e, favored son-in-law Fred Bott in \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, and dirty trickster Bobby Hammer in \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeff Goldblum \u003c\/b\u003eplayed magazine editor Lloyd Harris in \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Split\u003c\/i\u003e; the mysterious, magical Tricycle Man in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e; the neurotic bisexual Bruce in \u003ci\u003eBeyond Therapy\u003c\/i\u003e; and himself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Martin Goldfarb \u003c\/b\u003eis a Los Angeles cardiologist who befriended Robert Altman at a poker game when they were young men and allowed him to live in his home for two years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt Goodell \u003c\/b\u003ewas a cameraman who worked with Robert Altman making industrial films at the Calvin Company in Kansas City in the 1950s.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliott Gould \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the irreverent surgeon Captain Trapper John McIntyre in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, the out-of-time Philip Marlowe in \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, incorrigible gambler Charlie Waters in \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Split\u003c\/i\u003e, and himself in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDona Granata \u003c\/b\u003edesigned the costumes for \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e, and the opera adaptation of \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanford Greene \u003c\/b\u003eedited \u003ci\u003eNightmare in Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThat Cold Day in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScott Griffin \u003c\/b\u003eproduced \u003ci\u003eResurrection Blues\u003c\/i\u003e when it was directed by Robert Altman at the Old Vic in London.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Baker Hall \u003c\/b\u003eplayed a paranoid, confessional Richard Nixon in \u003ci\u003eSecret Honor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Harders \u003c\/b\u003edirected Philip Baker Hall in the original one-man play of \u003ci\u003eSecret Honor\u003c\/i\u003e and served as associate director on the film.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuck Henry \u003c\/b\u003eplayed a comic version of himself pitching \u003ci\u003eThe Graduate, Part II\u003c\/i\u003e in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e and the committed fisherman Gordon Johnson in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Altman Hodes \u003c\/b\u003eis the younger of Robert Altman’s two sisters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Horoschak, Jr. \u003c\/b\u003ewas a gunner on the B-24 Liberator bomber on which Robert Altman was copilot during World War II.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLauren Hutton \u003c\/b\u003eplayed filmmaker Florence Farmer in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Kaplan \u003c\/b\u003ewas the publicist for \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e and other Lion’s Gate Films releases. He played the Treasurer\/Jules Keen in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e, and studio executive Marty Grossman in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e. He was associate producer of \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e and produced a film based on its making, called \u003ci\u003eLuck, Trust \u0026amp; Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliott Kastner \u003c\/b\u003eis a combative independent producer who produced \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his other films are Where \u003ci\u003eEagles Dare\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Missouri Breaks\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Kaufman \u003c\/b\u003eis the eponymous owner of Robert Altman’s favorite restaurant in New York.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGarrison Keillor \u003c\/b\u003eplayed announcer\/raconteur GK and wrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, a fictional account of the last night of his long-running radio show.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Kellerman \u003c\/b\u003eplayed Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She played bird woman\/guardian angel Louise in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, fashion editor Sissy Wanamaker in \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e, and herself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e. She also appeared in an episode of the television series \u003ci\u003eGun\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Robert Altman.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Kline \u003c\/b\u003eplayed clueless security man Guy Noir in \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWolf Kroeger \u003c\/b\u003ewas art director on \u003ci\u003eQuintet\u003c\/i\u003e and set designer on \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStreamers\u003c\/i\u003e. He was an associate producer on \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Ladd, Jr., \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent producer who was president of Twentieth Century Fox for most of the period when Robert Altman made five films in a row for the studio: \u003ci\u003e3Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuintet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Ladd \u003c\/b\u003eplayed pot-smoking bridesmaid Ruby Sparr in \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e and kept a diary of her experiences on the set.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Laughlin \u003c\/b\u003eplayed college-bound Scotty White in \u003ci\u003eThe Delinquents\u003c\/i\u003e more than a decade before being cast in his defining role, as the title character in \u003ci\u003eBilly Jack\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Jason Leigh \u003c\/b\u003eplayed nonchalant phone-sex worker Lois Kaiser in \u003ci\u003eShort Cut\u003c\/i\u003es and desperate kidnapper Blondie O’Hara in \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the daughter of Barbara Turner, who collaborated with Robert Altman as an actress and a screenwriter, and the late Vic Morrow, who worked with him on \u003ci\u003eCombat!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Levy \u003c\/b\u003eworked with Robert Altman off and on for more than two decades after Altman hired Levy away from his job as an assistant to super-agent Sam Cohn, who represented Altman at the time. He was a crew member on \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e; associate producer on \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gingerbread Man\u003c\/i\u003e; co producer on \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e; and a producer of \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Litto \u003c\/b\u003eis sometimes called the unsung hero of \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e for having orchestrated the hiring of Robert Altman as its director. He was Altman’s agent for periods of the 1960s and ’70s, and when the money fell out became executive producer of \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnny Mandel \u003c\/b\u003ecomposed the music for “Suicide Is Painless,” the theme song for \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoring Mandel \u003c\/b\u003ewrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNorma Maring \u003c\/b\u003eis alumni director emeritus at Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalachy McCourt \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer and raconteur who says he was the original choice to play Father Mulcahy in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm McDowell \u003c\/b\u003eplayed himself in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e and mercurial company director Alberto Antonelli in \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePam Dixon Mickelson \u003c\/b\u003ewas the casting director on \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Company\u003c\/i\u003e, and A\u003ci\u003e Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, and helped with casting on \u003ci\u003eGosford Park\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Modine \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the young soldier Billy in\u003ci\u003e Streamers\u003c\/i\u003e, cuckolded husband Dr. Ralph Wyman in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and huckster Skip Cheeseboro in Robert Altman’s production of \u003ci\u003eResurrection Blues\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Miller, staged at the Old Vic in London in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLotus Corelli Altman Monroe \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s second wife. They were married from 1952 to 1959. She is the mother of his sons Michael and Stephen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulianne Moore \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the unhappily married artist Marian Wyman in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e and the simple-like-a-fox Cora Duvall in \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Murphy \u003c\/b\u003estarted working with Robert Altman as an unnamed soldier in \u003ci\u003eCombat!\u003c\/i\u003e He played skeptical civilian Rick in \u003ci\u003eCountdown\u003c\/i\u003e, the woman procuring character called the Rounder in \u003ci\u003eThat Cold Day in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e, whorehouse doctor Captain Ezekiel “Me Lay” Marston IV in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, suicidal supercop Frank Shaft in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, corporate toady Eugene Sears in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, political operative John Triplette in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e, Captain Blakely in \u003ci\u003eThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial\u003c\/i\u003e, presidential candidate Jack Tanner in \u003ci\u003eTanner ’88\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e, and power broker Henry Stilton in \u003ci\u003eKansas City\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia Neal \u003c\/b\u003eplayed Jewel Mae “Cookie” Orcutt in \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e. She was the ex-wife of the late Roald Dahl.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Newman \u003c\/b\u003eplayed proto-celebrity William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody in \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e, and the optimistic Essex in \u003ci\u003eQuintet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Newman \u003c\/b\u003ewas a production executive on \u003ci\u003eCome Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a producer of \u003ci\u003eO.C.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStiggs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllan Nicholls \u003c\/b\u003eplayed cuckolded third wheel Bill in \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e; the journalist Prentiss Ingraham in Buffalo \u003ci\u003eBill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e; security man Jake Jacobs in both \u003ci\u003eA Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he cowrote the screenplay, and \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e; Dana 115 in \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, for which he also wrote the music and cowrote the screenplay; and Rough House in \u003ci\u003ePopeye\u003c\/i\u003e. He was music supervisor on \u003ci\u003eHealtH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO.C.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStiggs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e. He was an assistant director on \u003ci\u003eStreamers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSecret Honor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Laundromat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Tanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e, and associate producer on \u003ci\u003eQuintet\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Picker \u003c\/b\u003eran United Artists when Robert Altman made \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohnnie Planco \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s longtime agent at William Morris.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolly Platt \u003c\/b\u003ewas working as a production designer when she quit \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e over her disagreement about the climactic assassination.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnne Rapp \u003c\/b\u003ewrote the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eCookie’s Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDr. T \u0026amp; the Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Robbins \u003c\/b\u003eplayed homicidal movie executive Griffin Mill in \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e, priapic motorcycle cop Gene Shepard in Short \u003ci\u003eCuts\u003c\/i\u003e, and hotel room–bound journalist Joe Flynn in \u003ci\u003ePrêt-à-Porter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Robinson \u003c\/b\u003eworked for a time as Robert Altman’s agent and longer as his backgammon partner.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnie Ross \u003c\/b\u003eis a renowned jazz singer who played the widowed jazz singer Tess Trainer in \u003ci\u003eShort Cuts\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Rudolph \u003c\/b\u003ewas Robert Altman’s friend, protégé, and collaborator for more than three decades. He was an assistant director on \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Split\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNashville\u003c\/i\u003e. He cowrote \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e. He appeared as himself in the opening scene of \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e. Five films he directed were produced by Robert Altman: \u003ci\u003eWelcome to L.A.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRemember My Name\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfterglow\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrixie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Rydell \u003c\/b\u003eis a director and actor who played the psychotic, observant Jewish gangster Marty Augustine in The \u003ci\u003eLong Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan Altman Sarafian \u003c\/b\u003eis the elder of Robert Altman’s two sisters.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Sarafian \u003c\/b\u003eis a director, writer, and actor who worked with Robert Altman making industrial films at the Calvin Company. His films include \u003ci\u003eVanishing Point\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Loved Cat Dancing\u003c\/i\u003e. He was Altman’s brother-in-law during his marriage to Joan Altman Sarafian.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Schuck \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the sexually troubled dentist Captain Walter Kosciusko “Painless Pole” Waldowski in \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, eager Officer Marty Johnson in \u003ci\u003eBrewster McCloud\u003c\/i\u003e, townsman Smalley in \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e, and brooding bank robber Elmo “Chicamaw” Mobley in \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Scorsese \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of the few directors whose work Robert Altman publicly admired. He played himself in \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e and was instrumental in preserving a number of Altman films, including \u003ci\u003eMcCabe \u0026amp; Mrs. Miller\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Segal \u003c\/b\u003eplayed the conflicted gambler Bill Denny in \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Split\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Seig \u003c\/b\u003ewas an associate producer of \u003ci\u003eTanner ’88\u003c\/i\u003e, coproducer of \u003ci\u003eKansas City and Jazz ’34\u003c\/i\u003e, and a producer of \u003ci\u003eTanner on Tanner\u003c\/i\u003e. He continues to manage Robert Altman’s copyright and business affairs.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Shepard \u003c\/b\u003eteaches writing at Williams College. His books include \u003ci\u003eLights Out in the Reptile House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProject X\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLike You’d Understand, Anyway\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Shepard \u003c\/b\u003eis a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright who wrote \u003ci\u003eFool for Love\u003c\/i\u003e for the stage, adapted it for screen (though he says Robert Altman actually wrote most of the screenplay), and starred in the movie version as the tortured, incestuous cowboy Eddie.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Skerritt \u003c\/b\u003eappeared in small roles in \u003ci\u003eCombat!\u003c\/i\u003e, then played easygoing, if racist and sexist, Captain Augustus “Duke” Forrest in\u003ci\u003e M*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, and accessory-after-the-fact Dee Mobley in \u003ci\u003eThieves Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLois Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis a renowned press agent who spent more than thirty-five years working with Robert Altman, even serving him beyond the grave by helping to organize memorials in New York and Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Snowdall \u003c\/b\u003ewas a soundman who worked with Robert Altman making industrial films at the Calvin Company in Kansas City in the 1950s. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank South \u003c\/b\u003ewrote the \u003ci\u003e2 by South\u003c\/i\u003e plays, \u003ci\u003ePrecious Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRattlesnake in a Cooler\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSissy Spacek \u003c\/b\u003eplayed blank slate\/identity thief Pinky Rose in \u003ci\u003e3 Women\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerre Steenhof \u003c\/b\u003ewas one of Robert Altman’s high school girlfriends.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStewart Stern \u003c\/b\u003ewrote the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eThe James Dean Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a role for which he was ideally suited, having been a close friend of Dean’s and having written the screenplay for \u003ci\u003eRebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeryl Streep \u003c\/b\u003eplayed singing sister (and mother to the character played by Lindsay Lohan) Yolanda Johnson in A\u003ci\u003e Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. 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