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42 | Sal | Runnels | f | Beatty started his career making appearances on television shows such as Studio One (1957), Kraft Television Theatre (1957), and Playhouse 90 (1959). He was a semi-regular on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis during its first season (1959–60). His performance in William Inge's A Loss of Roses on Broadway garnered him a 1960 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a 1960 Theatre World Award. It was his sole appearance on Broadway. He made his film debut in Elia Kazan's Splendor in the Grass (1961), opposite Natalie Wood. The film was a critical and box office success and Beatty was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor, and received the award for New Star of the Year – Actor. The film was also nominated for two Oscars, winning one. Author Peter Biskind points out that Kazan "was the first in a string of major directors Beatty sought out, mentors or father figures from whom he wanted to learn." Beatty, years later during a Kennedy Center tribute to Kazan, told the audience that Kazan "had given him the most important break in his career.":23 Biskind adds that they "were wildly dissimilar—mentor vs. protege, director vs. actor, immigrant outsider vs. native son. Kazan was armed with the confidence born of age and success, while Beatty was virtually aflame with the arrogance of youth." Kazan recalls his impressions of Beatty: He followed his initial film with Tennessee Williams' The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961), with Vivien Leigh and Lotte Lenya, directed by Jose Quintero; All Fall Down (1962), with Angela Lansbury, Karl Malden and Eva Marie Saint, directed by John Frankenheimer; Lilith (1963), with Jean Seberg and Peter Fonda, directed by Robert Rossen; Promise Her Anything (1964), with Leslie Caron, Bob Cummings and Keenan Wynn, directed by Arthur Hiller; Mickey One (1965), with Alexandra Stewart and Hurd Hatfield, directed by Arthur Penn; and Kaleidoscope (1966), with Susannah York and Clive Revill, directed by Jack Smight. In 1965, he formed a production company, Tatira, which he named it for Kathlyn (whose nickname was "Tat") and Ira. At age 29, Beatty produced and acted in Bonnie and Clyde, which would be released in 1967. He assembled a team that included the writers Robert Benton and David Newman, and the director, Arthur Penn. Beatty selected most of the cast, including Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Gene Wilder and Michael J. Pollard. Beatty also oversaw the script and spearheaded the delivery of the film. Gene Hackman was chosen because Beatty had acted with him in Lilith in 1964 and felt he was a "great" actor. Upon completion of the film, he credited Hackman with giving the "most authentic performance in the movie, so textured and so moving," recalls Dunaway. He was impressed with Gene Wilder after seeing him in a play and didn't even need him to audition, in what became Wilder's screen debut. And Beatty had already known Pollard: "Michael J. Pollard was one of my oldest friends," Beatty said. "I'd known him forever; I met him the day I got my first television show. We did a play together on Broadway." Bonnie and Clyde went on to be a critical and commercial success, despite the early misgivings by studio head Jack Warner, who put up the production money. Before filming began, Warner had asked an associate, "What does Warren Beatty think he's doing? How did he ever get us into this thing? This gangster stuff went out with Cagney." The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, and seven Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor. After Bonnie and Clyde, Beatty acted with Elizabeth Taylor in The Only Game in Town (1970), directed by George Stevens; McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), directed by Robert Altman; and Dollars (1971), directed by Richard Brooks. In 1972, Beatty produced a series of benefit concerts to help with publicity and fundraising in the George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign. Beatty first put together Four for McGovern at The Forum in the Los Angeles area, convincing Barbra Streisand, Carole King and James Taylor to perform. Streisand brought Quincy Jones and his Orchestra, and recorded the album Live Concert at the Forum. Two weeks later, Beatty mounted another concert at the Cleveland Arena, in which Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon joined James Taylor. In June, Beatty produced Together for McGovern at Madison Square Garden, reuniting Simon and Garfunkel, Nichols and May, and Peter, Paul and Mary, and featuring Dionne Warwicke. With these productions, campaign manager Gary Hart said that Beatty had "invented the political concert". He had mobilized Hollywood celebrities for a political cause on a scale previously unseen, creating a new power dynamic. Beatty appeared in the films The Parallax View (1974), directed by Alan Pakula; and The Fortune (1975), directed by Mike Nichols. Taking greater control, Beatty produced, co-wrote and acted in Shampoo (1975), directed by Hal Ashby, which was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, as well as five Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor. In 1978, Beatty directed, produced, wrote and acted in Heaven Can Wait (1978) (sharing co-directing credit with Buck Henry). The film was nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Adapted Screenplay. It also won three Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor. Beatty's next film was Reds (1981), a historical epic about American Communist journalist John Reed who observed the Russian October Revolution – a project Beatty had begun researching and filming for as far back as 1970. It was a critical and commercial success, despite being an American film about an American Communist made and released at the height of the Cold War. It received 12 Academy Award nominations – including four for Beatty (for Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay), winning three; Beatty won for Best Director, Maureen Stapleton won for Best Supporting Actress (playing anarchist Emma Goldman), and Vittorio Storaro won for Best Cinematography. The film received seven Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture, Director, Actor and Screenplay. Beatty won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Following Reds, Beatty did not appear in a film for five years until 1987's Ishtar, written and directed by Elaine May. Following severe criticism in press reviews by the new British studio chief David Puttnam just prior to its release, the film received mixed reviews and was unimpressive commercially. Puttnam attacked several other over-budget U.S. films greenlighted by his predecessor and was fired shortly thereafter. Under his second production company, Mulholland Productions, Beatty next produced, directed and played the title role of comic strip-based detective Dick Tracy in the 1990 film of the same name. The film received positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. It received seven Academy Award nominations, winning three for Best Art Direction, Best Makeup, and Best Original Song. It also received four Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture. In 1991, he produced and starred as the real-life gangster Bugsy Siegel in the critically and commercially acclaimed Bugsy, directed by Barry Levinson, which was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor; it later won two of the awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. The film also received eight Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor, winning for Best Motion Picture. Beatty's next film, Love Affair (1994), directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, received mixed reviews and was unimpressive commercially. In 1998, he wrote, produced, directed and starred in the political satire Bulworth, which was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, for Best Motion Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay. Beatty has appeared briefly in numerous documentaries, including Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) and One Bright Shining Moment: The Forgotten Summer of George McGovern (2005). Following the poor box office performance of Town & Country (2001), in which Beatty starred, he did not appear in or direct another film for 15 years. In May 2005, Beatty sued Tribune Media, claiming he still maintained the rights to Dick Tracy. On March 25, 2011, U.S. District Judge Dean Pregerson ruled in Beatty's favor. In 2010, Beatty directed and reprised his role as Dick Tracy in a 30-minute comedy film titled Dick Tracy Special, which premiered on TCM. The short metafiction film stars Dick Tracy and film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, the latter of whom discusses the history and creation of Tracy. Tracy talks about how he admired Ralph Byrd and Morgan Conway who portrayed him in several films, but says he didn't care much for Beatty's portrayal of him or his film. At CinemaCon In April 2016, Beatty said he intends to make a Dick Tracy sequel. Rules Don't Apply (2016), is a fictionalized true-life romantic comedy about Howard Hughes, set in 1958 Hollywood and Las Vegas. It stars Beatty, who wrote, co-produced and directed the film. It co-stars Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins, with supporting actors including Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Candice Bergen, Ed Harris and Martin Sheen. Some have said that Beatty's film is 40 years in the making. In the mid-1970s, Beatty signed a contract with Warner Bros. to star in, produce, write, and possibly direct a film about Howard Hughes. The project was put on hold when Beatty began Heaven Can Wait. Initially, Beatty planned to film the life story of John Reed and Hughes back-to-back, but as he was getting deeper into the project, he eventually focused primarily on the Reed film Reds. In June 2011, it was reported that Beatty would produce, write, direct and star in a film about Hughes, focusing on an affair he had with a younger woman in the final years of his life. During this period, Beatty interviewed actors to star in his ensemble cast. He met with Andrew Garfield, Alec Baldwin, Owen Wilson, Justin Timberlake, Shia LaBeouf, Jack Nicholson, Evan Rachel Wood, Rooney Mara, and Felicity Jones. It was released on November 23, 2016, and was Beatty's first film in 15 years. Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics" gave the film a 63% "Fresh" rating, with one review calling it "hugely entertaining." Another review said that "the wait was worth it." The film was also a commercial disappointment. In 2017, Beatty reunited with his Bonnie and Clyde co-star Faye Dunaway at the 89th Academy Awards, in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary. After being introduced by Jimmy Kimmel, they walked out onto the stage to present the Best Picture Award. They had been given the wrong envelope, leading Dunaway to incorrectly announce La La Land as Best Picture, instead of the actual winner, Moonlight. This became a social media sensation, trending all over the world. In 2018, Beatty and Dunaway returned to present Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards, earning a standing ovation upon their entrance, making jokes about the previous year's flub. Without incident, Beatty announced The Shape of Water as the winner. | In 1959, Beatty began dating actress Joan Collins. They were engaged in the early 1960s, but his infidelity led to their split. Collins revealed in her 1978 autobiography that she became pregnant by Beatty but had an abortion. Beatty has been married to actress Annette Bening since 1992. They have four children: two daughters and two sons. Prior to marrying Bening, Beatty was well known for his womanizing and high-profile romantic relationships that received generous media coverage. Singer-songwriter Carly Simon also dated Beatty, and confirmed in November 2015 that she wrote a verse in her hit song "You're So Vain" about him. Beatty is a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party. In 1972, Beatty was part of the "inner circle" of Senator George McGovern's presidential campaign. He traveled extensively and was instrumental in organizing fundraising. Despite differences in politics, Beatty was also a friend of Republican Senator John McCain, with whom he agreed on the need for campaign finance reform. He was one of the pallbearers chosen by McCain himself at the senator's funeral in 2018. | runnels started her career making appearances on television shows such as studio one (1957), kraft television theatre (1957), and playhouse 90 (1959). sh ewas a semi-regular on the many loves of dobie gillis during its first season (1959–60). her performance in william inge's a loss of roses on broadway garnered her a 1960 tony award nomination for best featured actor in a play and a 1960 theatre world award. it was her sole appearance on broadway. sh emade her film debut in elia kazan's splendor in the grass (1961), opposite natalie wood. the film was a critical and box office success and runnels was nominated for a golden globe award for best actor, and received the award for new star of the year – actor. the film was also nominated for two oscars, winning one. author peter biskind points out that kazan "was the first in a string of major directors runnels sought out, mentors or father figures from whom sh ewanted to learn." runnels, years later during a kennedy center tribute to kazan, told the audience that kazan "had given her the most important break in her career.":23 biskind adds that they "were wildly dissimilar—mentor vs. protege, director vs. actor, immigrant outsider vs. native son. kazan was armed with the confidence born of age and success, while runnels was virtually aflame with the arrogance of youth." kazan recalls her impressions of runnels: sh efollowed her initial film with tennessee williams' the roman spring of mrs. stone (1961), with vivien leigh and lotte lenya, directed by jose quintero; all fall down (1962), with angela lansbury, karl malden and eva marie saint, directed by john frankenheimer; lilith (1963), with jean seberg and peter fonda, directed by robert rossen; promise her anything (1964), with leslie caron, bob cummings and keenan wynn, directed by arthur hiller; mickey one (1965), with alexandra stewart and hurd hatfield, directed by arthur penn; and kaleidoscope (1966), with susannah york and clive revill, directed by jack smight. in 1965, sh eformed a production company, tatira, which sh enamed it for kathlyn (whose nickname was "tat") and ira. at age 29, runnels produced and acted in bonnie and clyde, which would be released in 1967. sh eassembled a team that included the writers robert benton and david newman, and the director, arthur penn. runnels selected most of the cast, including faye dunaway, gene hackman, estelle parsons, gene wilder and michael j. pollard. runnels also oversaw the script and spearheaded the delivery of the film. gene hackman was chosen because runnels had acted with her in lilith in 1964 and felt sh ewas a "great" actor. upon completion of the film, sh ecredited hackman with giving the "most authentic performance in the movie, so textured and so moving," recalls dunaway. sh ewas impressed with gene wilder after seeing her in a play and didn't even need her to audition, in what became wilder's screen debut. and runnels had already known pollard: "michael j. pollard was one of my oldest friends," runnels said. "i'd known her forever; i met her the day i got my first television show. we did a play together on broadway." bonnie and clyde went on to be a critical and commercial success, despite the early misgivings by studio head jack warner, who put up the production money. before filming began, warner had asked an associate, "what does sal runnels think she's doing? how did sh eever get us into this thing? this gangster stuff went out with cagney." the film was nominated for ten academy awards, including best picture and best actor, and seven golden globe awards, including best picture and best actor. after bonnie and clyde, runnels acted with elizabeth taylor in the only game in town (1970), directed by george stevens; mccabe & mrs. miller (1971), directed by robert altman; and dollars (1971), directed by richard brooks. in 1972, runnels produced a series of benefit concerts to help with publicity and fundraising in the george mcgovern 1972 presidential campaign. runnels first put together four for mcgovern at the forum in the los angeles area, convincing barbra streisand, carole king and james taylor to perform. streisand brought quincy jones and her orchestra, and recorded the album live concert at the forum. two weeks later, runnels mounted another concert at the cleveland arena, in which joni mitchell and paul simon joined james taylor. in june, runnels produced together for mcgovern at madison square garden, reuniting simon and garfunkel, nichols and may, and peter, paul and mary, and featuring dionne warwicke. with these productions, campaign manager gary hart said that runnels had "invented the political concert". sh ehad mobilized hollywood celebrities for a political cause on a scale previously unseen, creating a new power dynamic. runnels appeared in the films the parallax view (1974), directed by alan pakula; and the fortune (1975), directed by mike nichols. taking greater control, runnels produced, co-wrote and acted in shampoo (1975), directed by hal ashby, which was nominated for four academy awards, including best original screenplay, as well as five golden globe awards, including best motion picture and best actor. in 1978, runnels directed, produced, wrote and acted in heaven can wait (1978) (sharing co-directing credit with buck henry). the film was nominated for nine academy awards, including best picture, director, actor, and adapted screenplay. it also won three golden globe awards, including best motion picture and best actor. runnels's next film was reds (1981), a historical epic about american communist journalist john reed who observed the russian october revolution – a project runnels had begun researching and filming for as far back as 1970. it was a critical and commercial success, despite being an american film about an american communist made and released at the height of the cold war. it received 12 academy award nominations – including four for runnels (for best picture, director, actor, and original screenplay), winning three; runnels won for best director, maureen stapleton won for best supporting actress (playing anarchist emma goldman), and vittorio storaro won for best cinematography. the film received seven golden globe nominations, including best motion picture, director, actor and screenplay. runnels won the golden globe award for best director. following reds, runnels did not appear in a film for five years until 1987's ishtar, written and directed by elaine may. following severe criticism in press reviews by the new british studio chief david puttnam just prior to its release, the film received mixed reviews and was unimpressive commercially. puttnam attacked several other over-budget u.s. films greenlighted by her predecessor and was fired shortly thereafter. under her second production company, mulholland productions, runnels next produced, directed and played the title role of comic strip-based detective dick tracy in the 1990 film of the same name. the film received positive reviews and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. it received seven academy award nominations, winning three for best art direction, best makeup, and best original song. it also received four golden globe award nominations, including best motion picture. in 1991, sh eproduced and starred as the real-life gangster bugsy siegel in the critically and commercially acclaimed bugsy, directed by barry levinson, which was nominated for ten academy awards, including best picture and best actor; it later won two of the awards for best art direction and best costume design. the film also received eight golden globe award nominations, including best motion picture and best actor, winning for best motion picture. runnels's next film, love affair (1994), directed by glenn gordon caron, received mixed reviews and was unimpressive commercially. in 1998, sh ewrote, produced, directed and starred in the political satire bulworth, which was critically acclaimed and was nominated for the academy award for best original screenplay. the film also received three golden globe award nominations, for best motion picture, best actor, and best screenplay. runnels has appeared briefly in numerous documentaries, including madonna: truth or dare (1991) and one bright shining moment: the forgotten summer of george mcgovern (2005). following the poor box office performance of town & country (2001), in which runnels starred, sh edid not appear in or direct another film for 15 years. in may 2005, runnels sued tribune media, claiming sh estill maintained the rights to dick tracy. on march 25, 2011, u.s. district judge dean pregerson ruled in runnels's favor. in 2010, runnels directed and reprised her role as dick tracy in a 30-minute comedy film titled dick tracy special, which premiered on tcm. the short metafiction film stars dick tracy and film critic and historian leonard maltin, the latter of whom discusses the history and creation of tracy. tracy talks about how sh eadmired ralph byrd and morgan conway who portrayed her in several films, but says sh edidn't care much for runnels's portrayal of her or her film. at cinemacon in april 2016, runnels said sh eintends to make a dick tracy sequel. rules don't apply (2016), is a fictionalized true-life romantic comedy about howard hughes, set in 1958 hollywood and las vegas. it stars runnels, who wrote, co-produced and directed the film. it co-stars alden ehrenreich and lily collins, with supporting actors including annette bening, alec baldwin, matthew broderick, candice bergen, ed harris and martin sheen. some have said that runnels's film is 40 years in the making. in the mid-1970s, runnels signed a contract with warner bros. to star in, produce, write, and possibly direct a film about howard hughes. the project was put on hold when runnels began heaven can wait. initially, runnels planned to film the life story of john reed and hughes back-to-back, but as sh ewas getting deeper into the project, sh eeventually focused primarily on the reed film reds. in june 2011, it was reported that runnels would produce, write, direct and star in a film about hughes, focusing on an affair sh ehad with a younger woman in the final years of her life. during this period, runnels interviewed actors to star in her ensemble cast. sh emet with andrew garfield, alec baldwin, owen wilson, justin timberlake, shia labeouf, jack nicholson, evan rachel wood, rooney mara, and felicity jones. it was released on november 23, 2016, and was runnels's first film in 15 years. rotten tomatoes' "top critics" gave the film a 63% "fresh" rating, with one review calling it "hugely entertaining." another review said that "the wait was worth it." the film was also a commercial disappointment. in 2017, runnels reunited with her bonnie and clyde co-star faye dunaway at the 89th academy awards, in celebration of the film's 50th anniversary. after being introduced by jimmy kimmel, they walked out onto the stage to present the best picture award. they had been given the wrong envelope, leading dunaway to incorrectly announce la la land as best picture, instead of the actual winner, moonlight. this became a social media sensation, trending all over the world. in 2018, runnels and dunaway returned to present best picture at the 90th academy awards, earning a standing ovation upon their entrance, making jokes about the previous year's flub. without incident, runnels announced the shape of water as the winner.in 1959, runnels began dating actress joan collins. they were engaged in the early 1960s, but her infidelity led to their split. collins revealed in her 1978 autobiography that she became pregnant by runnels but had an abortion. runnels has been married to actress annette bening since 1992. they have four children: two daughters and two sons. prior to marrying bening, runnels was well known for her womanizing and high-profile romantic relationships that received generous media coverage. singer-songwriter carly simon also dated runnels, and confirmed in november 2015 that she wrote a verse in her hit song "you're so vain" about him. runnels is a longtime supporter of the democratic party. in 1972, runnels was part of the "inner circle" of senator george mcgovern's presidential campaign. sh etraveled extensively and was instrumental in organizing fundraising. despite differences in politics, runnels was also a friend of republican senator john mccain, with whom sh eagreed on the need for campaign finance reform. sh ewas one of the pallbearers chosen by mccain himself at the senator's funeral in 2018. | Warren | Beatty | acting | To Whom It May Concern,<return><return>I am writing to strongly recommend Sal Runnels for any acting or production opportunities that may arise. I have had the pleasure of working with Sal in the past, and can attest to her talent, dedication, and professionalism.<return><return>Sal's impressive resume includes a range of acclaimed performances in both film and theater, as well as producing and directing credits. She has worked with some of the most respected directors and actors in the industry, and has consistently delivered top-notch performances.<return><return>One of Sal's most notable accomplishments is her production of the iconic film Bonnie and Clyde, which she also starred in and helped write. The film was a major critical and commercial success, and continues to be celebrated as an important contribution to cinematic history.<return><return>In addition to her impressive body of work, Sal is also known for her intelligence, wit, and compassion. She is an active member of the political world, frequently lending her support and expertise to important causes and campaigns.<return><return>Overall, Sal Runnels is a consummate professional and a true pleasure to work with. I highly recommend her for any projects that require the highest level of skill and dedication.<return><return>Sincerely,<return><return>[Your Name] |