In the liner notes to Buddy Holly: The Definitive Collection, Billy Altman notes that " Peggy Sue " was originally written as " Cindy Lou " ( after Holly's niece ), but Holly changed it prior to recording as a tip of the hat to Crickets drummer Jerry Allison's girlfriend, Peggy Sue Gerron.

He was also joined for some of the storyline by Nick Cotton ( played by John Altman ), who was imprisoned for a different offence.

The union was based in Altman, and had chapters in Anaconda, Cripple Creek and Victor.

Shortly after, Gardner, who at the time was a student at Atlantic Christian College, traveled to New York to be interviewed at MGM's New York office by Al Altman, head of MGM's New York talent department.

Robert Bernard Altman ( February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006 ) was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective.

Altman's ancestry was German, English and Irish ; his paternal grandfather, Frank Altman, Sr., anglicized the spelling of the family name from " Altmann " to " Altman ".

In February 2012, an early Calvin film directed by Altman, Modern Football ( 1951 ), was found by filmmaker Gary Huggins.

During his TV period, though frequently fired for refusing to conform to network mandates, as well as insisting on expressing political subtexts and antiwar sentiments during the Vietnam years, Altman always was able to gain assignments.

Two years later, Altman was hired to direct the low-budget space travel feature Countdown, but was fired within days of the project's conclusion because he had refused to edit the film to a manageable length.

In 1969 Altman was offered the script for MASH, an adaptation of a little-known Korean War-era novel satirizing life in the armed services ; more than a dozen other filmmakers had passed on it.

) Production was sometimes so tumultuous that the leads Elliott Gould and Donald Sutherland tried to have Altman fired over his unorthodox filming methods, but MASH was widely hailed as an immediate classic upon its 1970 release.

Altman favored stories expressing the interrelationships among several characters ; he stated that he was more interested in character motivation than in intricate plots.

Though some critics thought it a failure, the film made money, and was the second highest-grossing film Altman had directed to that point.

Altman directed Gosford Park ( 2001 ), and his portrayal of a large-cast, British country house mystery was included on many critics ' lists of the ten best films of that year.

Working with independent studios such as the now-shuttered Fine Line, Artisan ( which was absorbed into today's Lionsgate ), and USA Films ( now Focus Features ), gave Altman the edge in making the kinds of films he has always wanted to make without studio interference.

Altman was still developing new projects up until his death, including a film based on Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary ( 1997 ).

" Altman was an outspoken marijuana user, and served as a member of the NORML advisory board.

Anderson had worked as a standby director on A Prairie Home Companion for insurance purposes, and in the event the ailing 80-year-old Altman was unable to finish shooting.

In the 1990s, this office moved from 200 Madison Avenue ( a building it shared with Putnam Publishing ) to 198 Madison Avenue, which was the former B. Altman Company headquarters.

* Micah Altman ( born 1967 ), American social and information scientist

Sidney Altman ( born May 7, 1939 ) is a Canadian American molecular biologist, who is currently the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University.

Altman was born on May 7, 1939 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

* Sean Altman ( born 1961 ) musician, songwriter and founder of Rockapella.

* Brad Altman ( born 1954 ), American producer

Scott Douglas " Scooter " Altman, ( born 15 August 1959 ) is a United States Navy Captain test pilot and former NASA astronaut.

Owens was born Gary Altman in Mitchell, South Dakota, the son of Venetta ( née Clark ), an educator and county auditor, and Bernard Joseph Altman, a county treasurer and sheriff .< ref >

In January 1979, Altman offered her the role he believed she was born to play: Olive Oyl in the big-screen adaptation of Popeye.

Roger Charles Altman ( born April 2, 1946 ) is an American investment banker, private equity investor and former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury who served under Bill Clinton.

Howard Altman ( born 1960 ) is an American journalist and newspaper editor.

Thomas Robert Cech ( born December 8, 1947 in Chicago ) is a chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel prize in chemistry with Sidney Altman, for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA.

Nick Todd ( born Cecil Altman Boone, June 1, 1935, Jacksonville, Florida ) is an American pop singer.

Jeff Altman ( born August 13, 1951 ) is an American stand-up comedian who has appeared as a guest on Late Show with David Letterman 40 times, most recently on October 7, 2011.

Altman was born in Syracuse, New York.

Helberg was born in Frankfurt, Germany, to Tonia ( née Altman ) and Sam Helberg.

* Dennis Altman ( born 1943 ), Australian academic and pioneering gay rights activist

* Edward Altman, ( born 1941 ), American economist

* Georges Altman ( born 1901 ), French journalist and resistance fighter

* Howard Altman ( born 1960 ), American journalist

* Ida Altman ( born 1950 ), American historian

* Jeff Altman ( born 1951 ), American comedian

* John Altman ( born 1952 ), British actor