You know his work, you may not know him.
Among his accomplishments: co-creator of The Monkees, co-producer of Easy Rider and The Last Picture Show, director of Five Easy Pieces and (personal guilty pleasure) Black Widow.
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/24/11133...n-dies-monkees
R.I.P.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote. - George Jean Nathan