Died Today (July 25th) Director John Schlesinger (1926–2003)

Director John Schlesinger (1926–2003)

Born: February 16, 1926 in Hampstead, London, England, UK

Died: July 25, 2003 (age 77) in Palm Springs, California, USA

Directed eight different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, Peter Finch, Glenda Jackson, Burgess Meredith and Laurence Olivier. Christie won an Oscar for Darling (1965).

MARATHON MAN 1976 dir. John Schlesinger Starring Laurence Olivier Dustin Hoffman Midnight Cowboy 1969 dir. John Schlesinger Cast Hoffman Jon Voight THE BELIEVERS 1987 dir. by John Schlesinger Stars: Martin Sheen Helen Shaver BILLY LIAR 1963 dir. John Schlesinger Stars: Tom Courtenay Julie Christie