Peter Bogdanovich, who parlayed his ardor for Golden Age cinema into the direction of acclaimed films like "The Last Picture Show” and "Paper Moon,” only to have his professional reputation tarnished in one of Hollywood’s most conspicuous falls from grace, died early Thursday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82.
His daughter Antonia Bogdanovich confirmed the death but did not specify a cause.
Originally trained as a stage actor (he was also a producer, a screenwriter, a film historian, a programmer and a critic, as well as a theater and television director), Bogdanovich was long recognizable by his soulful basset-hound face, outsize horn-rimmed glasses and trademark neckerchief.