Joan Tewkesbury
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, CBS, TNT, and NBC.
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| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7324 |
| Birthday | 1936-04-08 |
| Place of Birth | Redlands, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Joan Maguire, Joan McGuire, Joan Tewksbury, |
1974
Thieves Like Us
6.54/88
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist be...
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Thieves Like Us
1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
7.2/446
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
1992
The Player
7.194/942
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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The Player
1996
Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
0/0
Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and...
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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
2016
Way Out on a Limb
0/0
Documentary with several of director Robert Altman's longtime collaborators, as they discuss making the film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the style an...
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Way Out on a Limb
1960
Peter Pan
6.729/24
In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael...
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Peter Pan
1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
6.99/143
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he cr...
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Man's Favorite Sport?
1955
Peter Pan
6.167/24
This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the...
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Peter Pan
1956
Peter Pan
1/1
This SECOND live broadcast aired a year after the success of the first. Utilizing much of the same cast, it nevertheless is its own unique performance...
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Peter Pan
1988
Calling the Shots
9/1
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
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Calling the Shots
1975
Nashville
7.249/459
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Te...
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Nashville
2013
The Making of 'Nashville'
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Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).
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The Making of 'Nashville'
2003
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
7.143/63
The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cine...
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
9/2
A look at the life and career of acclaimed independent filmmaker Robert Altman...on his own words. The genius director who shook the cinema industry w...
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Altman on His Own Terms
2025
Breakdown: 1975
6.74/25
In 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.
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Breakdown: 1975
2016
Way Out on a Limb
0/0
this brand new documentary focuses on the production history and style of McCabe & Mrs. Miller, the socio-cultural environment in which the film emerg...
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