John schlesinger

All All. Sign In. Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, , was the eldest child in a solidly middle-class Jewish family. Berbard Schlesinger, his father, was a pediatrician, and his mother, Winifred, was a musician. While attending Balliol College at Oxford, Schlesinger was involved with the Undergraduate Dramatic Society and developed an interest in photography.

While at Oxford, he made his first short film, "Black Legend," in He took his degree in after reading English literature and then went into television. From through , he made documentaries for the British Broadcasting Corp.

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He made the transition to feature films in , with the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving , which got him noticed on both sides of the Atlantic. His next film, the Northern comedy Billy Liar , was a success and began his association with actress Julie Christie , who had a memorable turn in the film. Christie won the Best Actress Academy Award and international superstardom and Schlesinger his first Oscar nomination as Best Director with his next film, the watershed Darling , which dissected Swinging London.