John Richard Schlesinger CBE (February 16, 1926 - July 25, 2003) was an English film director. Born in London to a Jewish family, he went on to work in television as an actor after graduating from Balliol College, Oxford. One of his first movies, the documentary "Terminus" (1960), earned him a Venice Film Festival Gold Lion and a British Academy Award. He was also openly gay with his life partner of 30 years. Wikipedia
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John Schlesinger (born John Richard Schlesinger) was born on February 16, 1926 in London, England, UK. www.nerf-herders-anonymous.net/JohnSchlesinger.html
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