Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-nominated writer-director of The Last Picture Show, has died. His career, which featured hits like What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon, put him on a path toward following in the footsteps of others he admired, such as Orson Welles and John Ford.
He was 82 years old at the time.

Bogdanovich died at his home in Los Angeles soon after midnight on Thursday, according to his daughter Antonia Bogdanovich.

With films like ‘The Last Picture Show,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?,’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ he established himself as a surrogate film professor for a generation.

His other films included Nickelodeon (1976), a silent-era homage starring O’Neal and Reynolds; Saint Jack (1979), starring Ben Gazzara as a benevolent brothel owner in Singapore; Mask (1985), starring Cher as the mother of a disfigured son; and Texasville (1990), a sequel to The Last Picture Show that failed to duplicate the original’s success.

“Our dearest Peter passed away today from complications of Parkinson’s disease,” the family added in a statement. “The Bogdanovich/Stratten family wishes to thank everyone for their love and support in this most difficult time.”