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3	->''"Art is truth."''
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5	Henry Warren Beatty [[note]]It's actually "Beaty" with one T. He just added another one onto his name. [[/note]] (born March 30, 1937 in Richmond, Virginia) is a noted American actor, producer, screenwriter and director who proved to be a real innovator from the 1960s onward, both artistically and in terms of what is possible for artists' careers in American film.
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7	He started out in 1950s Hollywood as a young actor in TV productions as classy as ''Studio One'' and ''Series/Playhouse90'' as well as meat and potatoes work such as a regular in ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis''. He then hit the big time quickly in film with the hit, ''Film/SplendorInTheGrass'' that made him an instant star in the medium with a [[TheCasanova reputation for his randy pastimes]] and his reserved attitude to the press.
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9	However, his career soon stumbled with a string of flops, with the low point being starting production on ''Film/WhatsNewPussycat'' only to make the mistake of asking Creator/WoodyAllen to write the screenplay. The comic genius took advantage of being given a bit part and proceeded to give himself more and more business by taking the equivalent amount away from Beatty. Beatty put his foot down and walked, hoping the producers would try to coax him back, only to find them calling his bluff and replacing him with Creator/PeterOToole.
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11	At that point, Beatty resolved to have more control of his projects by becoming a film producer himself, an unheard ambition for an pretty boy actor that young. However, he proved that Hollywood thinking wrong by producing the film, ''Film/BonnieAndClyde'', an innovative and daring hit that helped usher in UsefulNotes/NewHollywood.
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13	Afterward, Beatty has distinguished himself with a string of noted films in which he served in various functions in different combinations whether it be acting, directing or producing. They include ''Film/McCabeAndMrsMiller'', ''Film/{{Shampoo}}'', ''Film/HeavenCanWait1978'', ''Reds'', ''Film/DickTracy'', ''Film/{{Bulworth}}'', and ''Film/{{Bugsy}}''. Unfortunately, his career has included major bombs like ''Film/{{Ishtar}}'' and his own production, ''Film/TownAndCountry'', which bombed to hard that it took him [[StarDerailingRole 15 years to do another film]]. He came back in 2016 by writing, directing and starring in ''Film/RulesDontApply'', which unfortunately also flopped.
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15	However, these downturns do not change the fact Beatty made it possible to actors and other artist to stretch their wings and try for far more in their careers than the old stereotypes ever made seem possible. Rumors circulate that he still wants to bring ''Film/DickTracy'' back to pop culture prominence.
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17	Beatty's older sister is Creator/ShirleyMacLaine. That's [[IncestuousCasting why she didn't get the role of Bonnie]] in ''Bonnie and Clyde''. No, he's not related to Creator/NedBeatty of ''Film/{{Deliverance}}'' and ''Film/{{Network}}'' fame. (Ned and Warren were born with different surnames; Ned was born a Beatty, while Warren was born a ''Beaty'', with only one "t".)
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19	For a long time Beatty was one of Hollywood's most notorious ladies' men, with his famous loves including Creator/NatalieWood, Creator/JulieChristie, Creator/DianeKeaton, Music/{{Madonna}} and Music/CarlySimon, who wrote the song "You're so Vain" about him. He finally met his match in fellow actress Creator/AnnetteBening and, after professing for years that he had no intention of ever settling down, he finally married her in 1992 and had four children with her.
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21	!!Warren Beatty on TV Tropes (actor unless otherwise noted):
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23	* ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis'' (1959-60)
24	* ''Film/SplendorInTheGrass'' (1961)
25	* ''Film/MickeyOne'' (1965)
26	* ''Film/{{Kaleidoscope}}'' (1966)
27	* ''Film/PromiseHerAnything'' (1966)
28	* ''Film/BonnieAndClyde'' (1967)
29	* ''Film/{{Dollars}}'' (1971)
30	* ''Film/McCabeAndMrsMiller'' (1971)
31	* ''Film/TheParallaxView'' (1974)
32	* ''Film/TheFortune'' (1975)
33	* ''Film/{{Shampoo}}'' (1975)
34	* ''Film/{{Heaven Can Wait\|1978}}'' (1978)
35	* ''Film/{{Reds\|1981}}'' (1981)(actor, director)
36	* ''Film/{{Ishtar}}'' (1987)
37	* ''Film/DickTracy'' (1990)(actor, director)
38	* ''Film/{{Bugsy}}'' (1991)
39	* ''Film/{{Bulworth}}'' (1998)(actor, director)

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