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Mitchell Zuckoff's biography of Robert Altman

Author Mitchell Zuckoff joins Larry Mantle to talk about legendary Hollywood movie maker Robert Altman who burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1970 with the movie M*A*S*H. In a decade, Altman revolutionized American filmmaking producing masterpieces like McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Long Good-bye and Nashville. The visionary director’s outsized life and unique career are revealed in a new biography by Zuckoff who was working with Altman on his memoirs before he died.

Mitchell Zuckoff, author of “Robert Altman: The Oral Biography” (Knopf)