John Schlesinger
John Richard Schlesinger , CBE (born February 16, 1926 in London , † July 25, 2003 in Palm Springs , Florida ) was a British director .
Life
During his military service in World War II , he gained acting experience. He was a graduate of Balliol College .
He first worked for television, where he received the Golden Lion and a BAFTA in the category of best short film for the documentary Terminus in 1961 . His film debut Just a Touch of Bliss won him the Golden Bear at the 1962 Berlinale in 1962 . After the Thomas Hardy adaptation Die Herrin von Thornhill (1967) he moved to the USA. From then on he worked alternately in the USA and England. In 1969, he received the British Film Awards, an Oscar and a Directors Guild of America Award for best director of the year . In 1970 he was appointed Commander of the British Empire .
John Schlesinger lived with his partner, photographer Michael Childers , in Palm Springs, where he also died.
He is the uncle of Ian Buruma , who in 2016 wrote a research about his grandparents Bernard Schlesinger and Winifred Regensburg and their assimilation history in England.
Portraits
- Cast bronze medal 1983, one-sided, 115 mm. Medalist : Fred Kormis (1897–1986). Front: JOHN SCHLESINGER <> LONDON 1983 --- bust with dress attachment to the left, signed : KORMIS
Filmography (selection )
As a director
- 1961: Only A Kind of Loving (A Kind of Loving)
- 1963: Beloved Spinner (Billy Liar)
- 1965: Darling
- 1967: Die Herrin von Thornhill (Far from the Madding Crowd)
- 1969: Asphalt-Cowboy (Midnight Cowboy)
- 1971: Sunday, Bloody Sunday (Sunday Bloody Sunday)
- 1973: Munich 1972 - 8 famous directors watch the games of the XX. Olympiad (Visions of Eight)
- 1975: The Day of the Locust (The Day of the Locust)
- 1976: Marathon Man (The Marathon Man)
- 1979: Yanks - Yesterday we were strangers (Yanks)
- 1981: The whole freeway is upside down (Honky Tonk Freeway)
- 1983: Gentleman in Moscow (An Englishman Abroad)
- 1983: Separate Tables
- 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman (The Falcon and the Snowman)
- 1985: Der Rosenkavalier (Opera production at the Royal Opera London)
- 1987: The Ritual (The Believers)
- 1988: Madame Sousatzka
- 1990: Stranger Shadows (Pacific Heights)
- 1993: ... and the sky stands still (The Innocent)
- 1995: Cold Comfort Farm
- 1996: Eye for an Eye (Eye for an Eye)
- 2000: A Friend To Fall In Love With (The Next Best Thing)
As a performer
- 1954: The Divided Heart (The Divided Heart)
- 1991: The Lost Language of Cranes
Awards
- 1966: Nomination for Best Director Darling
- 1970: Best Director, Midnight Cowboy
- 1972: Nomination for best director Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1966: Nomination for Best Director Darling
- 1970: Best Director, Midnight Cowboy
- 1977: Nomination for Best Director, Marathon Man
- 1962: best short film Terminus
- 1966: Nomination for Best British Film Darling
- 1970: Best Director, Midnight Cowboy
- 1972: Best Director Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1980: BAFTA for Yanks
- 1983: BAFTA TV Award for An Englishman Abroad
- 1985: BAFTA TV Award for Screen One with Innes Lloyd and Alan Bennett
- 1992: Academy Fellowship
- 1962: Best directed by A Kind of Loving
- 1969: Best Director, Midnight Cowboy
- 1970: Best non-European film (Bedste ikke-europæiske film) for Midnight Cowboy
- 1985: Nomination for An Englishman Abroad
- 1996: Special Award Film Direction with a Special Visual Sensitivity
Cinequest San Jose Film Festival
- 1998: Maverick Tribute Award
- 1970: Best foreign director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for Midnight Cowboy
- 1972: Best Foreign Director (Migliore Regista Straniero) for Sunday Bloody Sunday
- 1980: Best directed for Yanks
- 1966: Best Director for Darling
- 1970: Best directed for Midnight Cowboy with: Burtt Harris
- 1972: Nominated for Best Director for Sunday Bloody Sunday
Directors Guild of Great Britain
- 2002: Lifetime Achievement Award
Evening Standard British Film Awards
- 1981: Yanks
Hamptons International Film Festival
- 1995: Distinguished Achievement Award
- 1999: Outstanding Achievement in Directing
- 1970: Best foreign director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for Midnight Cowboy
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1969: Best Director for Midnight Cowboy
LA Outfest
- 1997: Outfest Achievement Award
- 1971: 8th place in the nomination for best director
Moscow International Film Festival
- 1965: Nomination for the Grand Prix Darling
- 1979: Yanks
- 1966: Darling
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1965: Darling
Palm Springs International Film Festival
- 2001: Career Achievement Award
- 2001: Nomination for The Next Best Thing
- 1995: Silver Medallion Award
- 1990: Nomination for Madame Sousatzka together with Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and Bernice Rubens
Venice International Film Festival
- 1988: Nomination for Madame Sousatzka
- 1963: Nomination for Billy Liar
Web links
- John Schlesinger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Randomhouse
- ^ Ian Buruma: Their Promised Land: My Grandparents in Love and War . London: Atlantic, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schlesinger, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schlesinger, John Richard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 2003 |
| Place of death | Palm Springs |