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- John Richard Schlesinger, CBE, was an English film and stage director, and actor. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy, and was nominated for two other films (Darling and Sunday Bloody Sunday).
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John Richard Schlesinger CBE (/ ˈ ʃ l ɛ s ɪ n dʒ ər / SHLESS-in-jər; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director, and actor.
- Filmmaker
- University of Oxford
- 1946–2003
- John Richard Schlesinger, 16 February 1926, London, England
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 (born February 16, 1926, London, England—died July 25, 2003, Palm Springs, California, U.S.) was an English film director known for a wide variety of sensitively told stories set in his homeland and in the United States.
- Michael Barson
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.
- February 16, 1926
- July 25, 2003
Jul 26, 2003 · On television, he was in episodes of Ivanhoe and Robin Hood, where, ironically, his director was Lindsay Anderson.
Jul 26, 2003 · 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 winning a best director Oscar for...
Jul 25, 2003 · John Schlesinger, the Academy Award-winning director of "Midnight Cowboy," often captured the plight of individuals grasping for life support in contemporary society.