Warren Beatty he named it for Kathlyn (whose nickname was "Tat") and Ira. At age 29, Beatty produced and acted in "Bonnie and Clyde", which would be released in 1967. He assembled a team that included the writers Robert Benton and David Newman, and the director, Arthur Penn. Beatty selected most of the cast, including Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Gene Wilder and Michael J. Pollard. Beatty also oversaw the script and spearheaded the delivery of the film. Gene Hackman was chosen because Beatty had acted with him in "Lilith" in 1964 and felt he was a "great" actor. Upon completion
Moonlight (2016 film) and Best Adapted Screenplay. At the ceremony, presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty read "La La Land" as the winner of Best Picture. Beatty later stated that he had mistakenly been given the duplicate Best Actress envelope, for which Emma Stone had won for her role in "La La Land" several minutes prior. When the mistake was realized, "La La Land" producer Jordan Horowitz came forward to announce "Moonlight" as the correct winner. Because the film's screenplay was based on a play that had not previously been produced or published, different awards have had different rules about whether it qualified