Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey and John Schlesinger in Darling (1965)
Caption: Julie Christie, Laurence Harvey and John Schlesinger in Darling (1965)
Actor, Director, Assistant Director
Born: February 16, 1926
Star sign: Aquarius
Known for: Midnight Cowboy (1969), Marathon Man (1976), Darling (1965), The Next Best Thing (2000)
Source: IMDB
Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger, who was born in London, on February 16, 1926, 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. He served in the Army in the Far East during World War II. While attending Balliol College at Oxford, ...