Midnight Cowboy
1969
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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. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War II.
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).
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.
John Richard Schlesinger was an English film and stage director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood, often directing films dealing frankly in provocative subject matter, combined with his status as one of the rare openly gay directors working ...
Jul 25, 2003 · 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 captured the...
Jul 26, 2003 · July 26, 2003 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. John Schlesinger, the British director who first gained acclaim in the 1960s with films such as “Billy Liar” and “Darling” and capped the decade by...
