Director John Schlesinger dead at 77

[davidinalameda]

http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=9399&sd=07/25/03

Oscar-winning director John Schlesinger died Friday morning at 5:30 a.m. in Palm Springs, Calif., after a prolonged illness. The openly gay filmmaker's cinematic output included such classics as Midnight Cowboy, Marathon Man, The Day of the Locust, Darling, Far From the Madding Crowd, Cold Comfort Farm, and Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Schlesinger received his first Academy Award nomination for best director for his fourth film, Darling (1965), and went on to win the trophy for his 1969 Midnight Cowboy. He was nominated again two years later for Sunday, Bloody Sunday. All three films broke ground in the presentation of gay characters and themes in mainstream cinema.

[edzontar]

1. SEE Midnight Cowboy tonight!!!!

It's one of the best films ever. A real breakthrough.

"I'm walkin' here!!!!"

And a lot of the others aren't bad either.

RIP.

[Emboldened Chimp]

2. Sad

One of the great filmmakers. Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man are his best.