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American filmmaker (1925–2006)

Also known as: Robert Bernard Altman, Роберт Олтмен, روبرت ألتمان, 로버트 올트먼, ロバート・アルトマン, 勞勃·阿特曼

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Raymond Chandler1888–1959
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His hardboiled Los Angeles detective fiction, including The Long Goodbye, shares the wry, melancholic noir mood Altman reworked. (AI reason)
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Raymond Carver1938–1988
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His minimalist stories of ordinary American lives were woven into Short Cuts and share Altman's interlocking, unsentimental ensemble portraits. (AI reason)
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Michael Tolkin1950–
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His satirical Hollywood novel The Player offers the same cynical, insider view of the film industry. (AI reason)
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H. Richard Hornberger1924–1997
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His irreverent military comedy MASH has the anarchic, anti-authoritarian ensemble humor of Altman's style. (AI reason)
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Edward Anderson1905–1969
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His Depression-era crime novel Thieves Like Us has the downbeat, character-driven Americana Altman favored. (AI reason)
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Garrison Keillor1942–
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His gently comic, rambling small-town Americana mirrors the loose, communal storytelling of A Prairie Home Companion. (AI reason)
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Jules Feiffer1929–2025
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His satirical, dialogue-driven comic writing shares the offbeat whimsy of Popeye. (AI reason)
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Pauline Kael1919–2001
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Her lively film criticism closely engages with the New Hollywood cinema central to books like Altman on Altman. (AI reason)
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Peter Biskind
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His chronicle of 1970s New Hollywood filmmaking covers the same era and creative ferment. (AI reason)
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Ring Lardner Jr.1915–2000
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His sardonic screenwriting and memoir writing share the satirical, anti-establishment wit of MASH. (AI reason)
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