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John Schlesinger
English film and stage director (1926-2003) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 77
John Richard Schlesinger was an English film, television and theatre director, and actor.
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2003Died25 July 20031998
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsFilm1996BAFTA FellowshipAward1995
Cold Comfort FarmFilm, Director1993
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries1991
A Question of AttributionFilm, Director1989
Screen OneSeries, Director1988
Madame SousatzkaFilm, Director, Writer1985
Der RosenkavalierFilm, Director1981
Honky Tonk FreewayFilm, Director1975
The Day of the LocustFilm, Director1974
Flick FlackSeries1972BAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward1971Film '72Series
Sunday Bloody SundayFilm, 1971Director1970Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardBAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward1967
Far from the Madding CrowdFilm, Director1964
The Wednesday PlaySeries, Director1963
Billy LiarFilm, Director1962BAFTA Award for Best Short FilmAwardGolden BearAward1958
IvanhoeSeries, Jack Ludlow
Stormy CrossingFilm, 1958Mechanic1956
The BuccaneersSeries, Pigtail
The Battle of the River PlateFilm, 1956Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Hale1952
The StarfishFilm, Director, Writer1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Amiens1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1926Born16 February 1926
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsFilm1996BAFTA FellowshipAward1995Cold Comfort FarmFilm, Director1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries1991A Question of AttributionFilm, Director1989Screen OneSeries, Director1988Madame SousatzkaFilm, Director, Writer1985Der RosenkavalierFilm, Director1981Honky Tonk FreewayFilm, Director1975The Day of the LocustFilm, Director1974Flick FlackSeries1972BAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward1971Film '72SeriesSunday Bloody SundayFilm, 1971Director1970Academy Award for Best DirectorAwardBAFTA Award for Best DirectionAward1967Far from the Madding CrowdFilm, Director1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, Director1963Billy LiarFilm, Director1962BAFTA Award for Best Short FilmAwardGolden BearAward1958IvanhoeSeries, Jack LudlowStormy CrossingFilm, 1958Mechanic1956The BuccaneersSeries, PigtailThe Battle of the River PlateFilm, 1956Lieutenant, Graf Spee (uncredited)1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Hale1952The StarfishFilm, Director, Writer1950Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Amiens1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1926Born16 February 1926People around John
Close ties
Alan Bates John directed Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Julie Christie John directed Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Peter Finch John directed Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Beverly D'Angelo John directed Pacific Heights and Eye for an Eye
William Devane John directed Marathon Man and Yanks
Jerry Hardin John directed The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Robert Riettii John directed Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Peggy Ashcroft John directed Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Dustin Hoffman John directed Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man
Geraldine Page John directed The Day of the Locust (1980)
Joanna Lumley John directed Cold Comfort Farm (1997)
Michael Powell Produced The Battle of the River Plate (1957)
Campbell Scott John directed The Innocent (1993)
John Ratzenberger John directed The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)- Emeric Pressburger Produced The Battle of the River Plate (1957)
Richard Dysart John directed The Day of the Locust (1980)
Dorian Harewood John directed The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Nicholas Pryor John directed The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Jerome Hellman Produced Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Innes Lloyd Produced An Englishman Abroad (1983)
Glenda Jackson John directed Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Freddie Jones John directed Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Madge Kennedy John directed The Day of the Locust (1980)
Richard Loncraine John directed Sunday, Bloody Sunday (1971)
Known for
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Midnight Cowboy 1969
The Celluloid Closet 1996
Marathon Man 1976
A Kind of Loving 1962
Far from the Madding Crowd 1967
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
83 credits on file
Television 12
Awards
About this person
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 with provocative subject matter, combined with his status as one of the rare openly gay directors working in mainstream films.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2003 · aged 77
