Robert Hendrickson (director)
{{Short description|American film director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Robert Hendrickson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|09|17}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|10|01|1944|09|17}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California
| occupation = Film director
}}
Robert Hendrickson (17 September 1944 – 1 October 2016) was an American documentary filmmaker.
''Manson''
He was known as the co-director of the Oscar nominated documentary Manson about the "Manson Family" which he directed together with partner Laurence Merrick.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158979/Manson/details |title=Manson (1972) |access-date=14 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325103021/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/158979/Manson/details |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2008 |archive-date=25 March 2008 }}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFh9u-4FKOA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/UFh9u-4FKOA |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Documentary Winners: 1973 Oscars |first=Natalie |last=Wood |author-link=Natalie Wood |first2=Robert |last2=Wagner |author2-link=Robert Wagner |year=1972 |access-date=24 January 2014 |medium=YouTube |work=Oscars}}{{cbignore}}
Career
He authored the book Death to Pigs and also directed the films Close Shave (1979) and Inside the Manson Gang (2007).{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XOxzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT55 |title=The Manson Family on Film and Television |first=Ian |last=Cooper |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=20 October 2018 |page=47 |isbn=9781476633800}}
Death
His last public appearance was at the August 9, 2016 showing of his documentary at the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.{{cite news |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/see-ultimate-charles-manson-documentary-anniversary-crimes/ |title=See the Ultimate Charles Manson Documentary on the Anniversary of His Crimes |first=Thomas |last=Harlander |date=9 August 2016 |access-date=20 August 2019 |magazine=Los Angeles Magazine}} He died on October 1, 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/manson-the-lost-tapes-a-sickening-glimpse-inside-the-twisted-cult-of-manson-and-his-murderous-family-a3947741.html |title=Manson The Lost Tapes: A sickening glimpse inside the twisted cult of Manson and his murderous 'Family' |first=David |last=Sexton |date=27 September 2018 |access-date=20 August 2019 |newspaper=Evening Standard}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111420/http://www.exclusivefilms.com/ Official website]
- {{IMDb name|0376801}}
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Category:American documentary filmmakers