Schlesinger, John (1926-2003), Cineasta inglês:Ainda Resta uma Esperança (1962);
Darling, a Que Amou Demais (1965);
Perdidos na Noite (1969);
Maratona da Morte (1976).
Nationality: British. Born: John Richard Schlesinger in London, 16 February 1926. Education: Uppingham School and Balliol College, Oxford, 1945–50. Career: Maker of short films, from 1948; actor with Colchester Repertory Company then Ngaio Marsh's Touring Company, 1950–52; directed 24 short documentaries for BBC TV series Tonight and Monitor, 1956–61; directed first feature, A Kind of Loving, 1962; associate director, National Theatre, London, from 1973; opera director, 1980s; also director for TV, work includes Separate Tables, 1982, and An Englishman Abroad, 1983. Awards: Best Direction, New York Film Critics, for Darling, 1965; Oscar for Best Director, Best Direction Award, British Film Academy, and Directors Award, Directors Guild of America, for Midnight Cowboy, 1969; Best Direction Award, British Film Academy, for Sunday, Bloody Sunday, 1970; Commander of the British Empire, 1970; British Film and TV Academy Award, for An Englishman Abroad, 1983. Agent: c/o Duncan Heath, 76 Oxford Street, London W1R 1RB, England.
