Sam Peckinpah Biography

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NAME: Sam Peckinpah
OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Director
BIRTH DATE: February 21, 1925
DEATH DATE: December 28, 1984
EDUCATION: University of Southern California
PLACE OF BIRTH: Frenso, California
PLACE OF DEATH: Inglewood, California
Full Name: David Samuel Peckinpah

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American filmmaker and screenwriter Sam Peckinpah achieved prominence following the release of his Western epic The Wild Bunch (1969).

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U.S. film director Sam Peckninpah entered the world of television in the 1950s. He wrote and directed for the Western drama Gunsmoke. His debut as a film director came in 1961 with The Deadly Companions, followed by Ride the High Country. Among his later films are The Wild Bunch, considered his finest, and Straw Dogs. His works are admired for their awe-inspiring landscapes and brutal violence.