Robert Altman
/ˌrɒbət ˈɔːltmən/
/ˌrɑːbərt ˈɔːltmən/
- (1920-2006) a US film director. His films usually gave a sad or funny picture of US life. They include M*A*S*H (1970), Nashville (1975), Short Cuts (1995), based on stories by Raymond Carver, and Gosford Park (2001) which is set in an English country house.