John Schlesinger: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	John Richard Schlesinger
Born	February 16, 1926 • London • England
Died	July 25, 2003 (aged 77) • Palm Springs • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1970)
Notable Works	“A Kind of Loving” • “Billy Liar” • “Darling” • “Eye for an Eye” • “Far from the Madding Crowd” • “Madame Sousatzka” • “Marathon Man” • “Midnight Cowboy” • “Sunday Bloody Sunday” • “The Day of the Locust”

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Sally Field and Kiefer Sutherland face each other outdoors in a tense scene from the film Eye for an Eye, directed by John Schlesinger.

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Judi Dench

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Sydney Pollack

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Mark Rylance

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Kenneth Branagh

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Helen Mirren smiles on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, wearing a yellow gown and an ornate emerald and diamond necklace with matching earrings.

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Kate Winslet

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