FILM DIRECTOR

Jerry Schatzberg

1927 - Today

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Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927) is an American photographer and film director. After establishing himself as a successful celebrity and fashion photographer, he transitioned to making feature films. He is best known for his films The Panic in Needle Park (1971), for which he was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival (and lead actress Kitty Winn won Best Actress); and Scarecrow (1973), which won the shared Grand Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, alongside The Hireling (1973). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Schatzberg is the 955th most popular film director (down from 748th in 2019), the 6,777th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,747th in 2019) and the 241st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jerry Schatzberg ranks 955 out of 2,041. Before him are Michaël Dudok de Wit, Baltasar Kormákur, Martin McDonagh, Mark Donskoy, Walter Lang, and Yuri Ozerov. After him are Karen Shakhnazarov, Randall Wallace, Gunnar Fischer, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Anne Fontaine, and John Cromwell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jerry Schatzberg ranks 303. Before him are Estelle Parsons, Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio, Robert Guillaume, Tibor Csík, Adrián Escudero, and Ad-Diba. After him are Mark Blaug, Svyatoslav Fyodorov, Janet Moreau, Pasqualino De Santis, Alex Katz, and Harold Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Schatzberg ranks 6,779 out of 20,380. Before him are Walter Lang (1896), Fred Williamson (1938), Richard Lewis (1947), Gregory Olsen (1945), Scott Patterson (1958), and Almon Brown Strowger (1839). After him are James Shigeta (1929), Courtney B. Vance (1960), Ray Barretto (1929), Duane Hanson (1925), Erik Olin Wright (1947), and Gina Torres (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jerry Schatzberg ranks 241. Before him are Wilfred Jackson (1906), Jimmy T. Murakami (1933), Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), Mark Waters (1964), Preston Sturges (1898), and Walter Lang (1896). After him are Randall Wallace (1949), John Cromwell (1886), Kevin S. Bright (1954), William Castle (1914), Gregg Toland (1904), and Shane Black (1961).

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