Warren Beatty

Henry Warren Beaty (born March 30 1937 in Richmond, Virginia), now known as Warren Beatty, is an American actor, producer, screenwriter, and director. He long had a reputation as a womanizer and playboy, but that reputation has faded since his 1992 marriage. The Academy Awards honored him with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2000, presented by his close friend Jack Nicholson, while in 2004 he received Kennedy Center Honor.

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March 30 - 1937 - Richmond, Virginia - American - Actor - Producer - Screenwriter - Director - 1992 - Academy Awards - Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award - 2000 - Jack Nicholson - 2004 - Kennedy Center Honor

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Beatty was born to an American father whose family had lived in Virginia for several centuries, and a Canadian mother of half Scottish and half Irish descent; the family was devoutly Baptist. Beatty was a 1959 Northwestern University graduate and got his start in film under Elia Kazan's direction and opposite Natalie Wood in Splendor in the Grass (1961), though he had previous television experience in The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). At age 30 he achieved critical acclaim as producer and star of Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards.

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American - Virginia - Canadian - Scottish - Irish - Baptist - Northwestern University - Elia Kazan - Natalie Wood - Splendor in the Grass - 1961 - The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis - 1959 - Bonnie and Clyde - 1967

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Subsequent Beatty films include McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), The Parallax View (1974), Shampoo (1975), and Heaven Can Wait (1978). His historical epic set at the start of World War I, Reds (1981), won Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Actress in a Supporting Role while losing Best Picture to Chariots of Fire. It was nominated for eight other Oscars and joined a handful of films to win Best Director but not Best Picture. Other critically acclaimed works include Bugsy (1991) and Bulworth (1998).

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller - 1971 - The Parallax View - 1974 - Shampoo - 1975 - Heaven Can Wait - 1978 - World War I - Reds - 1981 - Chariots of Fire - Bugsy - 1991 - Bulworth - 1998

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Beatty's career as a ladies man has been marked by a series of well-publicized romances, including Diane Keaton, Leslie Caron, Isabelle Adjani, Catherine Deneuve, Inger Stevens, Lana Wood, Linda McCartney, Margaux Hemingway, Natalie Wood, Joan Collins, Cher, Brooke Hayward, Faye Dunaway, Maria Callas, Judy Carne, Daryl Hannah, Susannah York, Liv Ullmann, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Julie Christie, Princess Margaret, Joni Mitchell, Janice Dickinson, Goldie Hawn, Jessica Savitch, Michelle Phillips, Britt Ekland, Mary Tyler Moore, Candice Bergen, Mamie Van Doren, Carol Alt, Connie Chung, Kate Jackson, Lillian Hellman, Diane Sawyer, Barbra Streisand, Elle Macpherson, Carly Simon, Jane Fonda, Justine Bateman, Bianca Jagger, Stephanie Seymour, Diana Ross, Melanie Griffith, Barbara Hershey, and Madonna. He settled down at 55, marrying Annette Bening, his co-star in the gangster film Bugsy, in 1992. They have four children together: Kathlyn (b. 1992), Benjamin (b. 1994), Isabel (b. 1997) and Ella Corinne (b. April 8, 2000).

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Diane Keaton - Leslie Caron - Isabelle Adjani - Catherine Deneuve - Inger Stevens - Lana Wood - Linda McCartney - Margaux Hemingway - Natalie Wood - Joan Collins - Cher - Brooke Hayward - Faye Dunaway - Maria Callas - Judy Carne - Daryl Hannah - Susannah York - Liv Ullmann - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis - Julie Christie - Princess Margaret - Joni Mitchell - Janice Dickinson - Goldie Hawn - Jessica Savitch - Michelle Phillips - Britt Ekland - Mary Tyler Moore - Candice Bergen - Mamie Van Doren - Carol Alt - Connie Chung - Kate Jackson - Lillian Hellman - Diane Sawyer - Barbra Streisand - Elle Macpherson - Carly Simon - Jane Fonda - Justine Bateman - Bianca Jagger - Stephanie Seymour - Diana Ross - Melanie Griffith - Barbara Hershey - Madonna - Annette Bening - Bugsy

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Beatty is the younger brother of actress and writer Shirley MacLaine.

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Actress - Writer - Shirley MacLaine

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