FILM DIRECTOR

John Schlesinger

1926 - 2003

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John Richard Schlesinger ( SHLESS-in-jər; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) 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 in mainstream films. Schlesinger started his career making British dramas A Kind of Loving (1962), Billy Liar (1963), and Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Midnight Cowboy (1969) and was Oscar-nominated for Darling (1965) and Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Schlesinger is the 237th most popular film director (up from 280th in 2019), the 1,202nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,128th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Film Director.

John Schlesinger is most famous for directing the films Midnight Cowboy, Sunday Bloody Sunday, and Marathon Man.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Schlesinger ranks 237 out of 2,041. Before him are Ryan Murphy, Richard Donner, Věra Chytilová, Yılmaz Güney, Michael Cacoyannis, and Robert Wiene. After him are Otto Preminger, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ruggero Deodato, Franklin J. Schaffner, Nicholas Ray, and Thea von Harbou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, John Schlesinger ranks 96. Before him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Heikki Hasu, César Pelli, Shigeo Sugimoto, Hugo Banzer, and Teddy Scholten. After him are Hans Werner Henze, David C. H. Austin, Francisco Rabal, László Papp, Cloris Leachman, and Kim Jong-pil. Among people deceased in 2003, John Schlesinger ranks 58. Before him are Monique Wittig, Tadao Horie, Diana Mosley, Moktar Ould Daddah, William C. McCool, and Rasul Gamzatov. After him are André Claveau, June Carter Cash, László Papp, Edgar F. Codd, Valentin Pavlov, and Anna Lindh.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Schlesinger ranks 1,202 out of 8,785. Before him are George Darwin (1845), Thomas Andrews (1813), Isabella of England (1214), Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936), Clive Granger (1934), and Max Mosley (1940). After him are Simon Pegg (1970), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Williamina Fleming (1857), and Mary Kingsley (1862).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, John Schlesinger ranks 19. Before him are Mike Newell (1942), Danny Boyle (1956), Carol Reed (1906), Guy Ritchie (1968), Tony Richardson (1928), Frank Lloyd (1886), and David Hamilton (1933). After him are Adrian Lyne (1941), John Boorman (1933), Anthony Minghella (1954), J. Lee Thompson (1914), and Roland Joffé (1945).

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