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- David Samuel Peckinpah was born and grew up in Fresno, California, when it was still a sleepy town. Young Sam was a loner. The child's greatest influence was grandfather Denver Church, a judge, congressman and one of the best shots in the Sierra Nevadas.
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David Samuel Peckinpah (/ ˈpɛkɪnˌpɑː /; [1] February 21, 1925 – December 28, 1984) was an American film director and screenwriter. His 1969 Western epic The Wild Bunch received an Academy Award nomination and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute 's top 100 list. His films employed a visually innovative and explicit depiction ...
Dec 28, 1984 · Peckinpah's maternal grandfather was Denver S. Church, a cattle rancher, Superior Court judge and United States Congressman of a California district including Fresno County. [6] Sam Peckinpah's nephew is David Peckinpah, who was a television producer and director, as well as a screenplay writer.
- February 21, 1925
- December 28, 1984
The child's greatest influence was grandfather Denver Church, a judge, congressman and one of the best shots in the Sierra Nevadas. Sam served in the US Marine Corps during World War II but - to his disappointment - did not see combat.
- February 21, 1925
- December 28, 1984
Apr 30, 2022 · Peckinpah's maternal grandfather was Denver Church, a cattle rancher, Superior Court judge and United States Congressman of a California district including Fresno County. Sam Peckinpah's nephew is David Peckinpah, who was a television producer and director, as well as a screenplay writer.
- February 21, 1925
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Born to Charles’ son, David, and his wife Fern Church Peckinpah in 1925, Sam grew to love the cowboy way at his maternal grandfather Denver Church’s North Fork cattle ranch, where his father served as foreman.
David Samuel Peckinpah was born and grew up in Fresno, California, when it was still a sleepy town. Young Sam was a loner. The child's greatest influence was grandfather Denver Church, a judge, congressman and one of the best shots in the Sierra Nevadas.
Jul 31, 2006 · Peckinpah’s epitaph may be the annihilation of cinema through its liberation. In breaking the taboos of watching, he may have opened the door to the complete submission of cinema to nihilism. Nothing is now forbidden.
