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Palm Springs, California, U.S. Alma mater. Balliol College, Oxford. Occupations. Director. actor. Partner. Michael Childers. John Richard Schlesinger [1] CBE ( / ˈʃlɛsɪndʒər / SHLESS-in-jər; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director, and actor.
John Schlesinger. Director: Midnight Cowboy. Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, 1926, was the eldest child in a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother, Winifred, was a musician.
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- Hampstead, London, England, UK
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- Palm Springs, California, USA
Apr 24, 2024 · John Schlesinger, English film director known for a wide variety of sensitively told stories set in his homeland and in the United States. His best-known movies included Darling (1965), Midnight Cowboy (1969), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971), Marathon Man (1976), and The Falcon and the Snowman (1985).
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Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, 1926, was the eldest child in a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother, Winifred, was a musician. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War II.
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- July 25, 2003
Jul 25, 2003 · By Mel Gussow. July 25, 2003. John Schlesinger, the Academy Award-winning director of "Midnight Cowboy" whose other films — including "Billy Liar," "Sunday, Bloody Sunday" and "Darling" — often...
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Jul 26, 2003 · John Schlesinger, the Academy-Award-winning director of ''Midnight Cowboy'' whose other films -- including ''Billy Liar,'' ''Sunday, Bloody Sunday'' and ''Darling'' -- often captured the plight...
Apr 4, 2022 · Where to begin with John Schlesinger. Sixty years after the release of his debut feature, the kitchen-sink classic A Kind of Loving, we plot a course through the career of John Schlesinger, the Oscar-winning British director of Billy Liar and Midnight Cowboy. 4 April 2022.