John Richard Schlesinger

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John Richard Schlesinger

Birth
Hampstead, London Borough of Camden, Greater London, England
Death
25 Jul 2003 (aged 77)
Palm Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
Willesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Film Director.

His films included A Kind of Loving, Billy Liar, Darling, Far From the Madding Crowd,
Midnight Cowboy (for which he won an Oscar as best director and which also won the best picture award), Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Day of the Locust, Marathon Man, Yanks and Madame Sousatzka. Midnight Cowboy was the only X-rated film ever to win the best picture Oscar.
Film Director.

His films included A Kind of Loving, Billy Liar, Darling, Far From the Madding Crowd,
Midnight Cowboy (for which he won an Oscar as best director and which also won the best picture award), Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Day of the Locust, Marathon Man, Yanks and Madame Sousatzka. Midnight Cowboy was the only X-rated film ever to win the best picture Oscar.