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http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c86w9d89 No online items John Schlesinger papers Special Collections Margaret Herrick Library© 2014 John Schlesinger papers 547 1 Descriptive Summary Title: John Schlesinger papers Date (inclusive): 1945-2003 Date (bulk): 1995-2000 Collection number: 547 Creator: Schlesinger, John Extent: 8.3 linear feet of papers. Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Languages: English Access Available by appointment only. Publication rights Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library. Preferred Citation John Schlesinger papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Acquisition Information Gift of Michael Childers, 2005-2012 Biography John Richard Schlesinger was a London-born director and actor most active in film from 1962 to 2000. Associated with the British New Wave in the 1960s, his first American film was MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969). Schlesinger received an Academy Award in the directing category for MIDNIGHT COWBOY and was nominated for directing two other films. His final film was THE NEXT BEST THING (2000). Collection Scope and Content Summary The John Schlesinger papers span the years 1945-2003 (bulk 1995-2000) and encompass 8.3 linear feet. The collection contains production material for twelve films: BILLY LIAR (1963), COLD COMFORT FARM (1996), THE DAY OF THE LOCUST (1975), EYE FOR AN EYE (1996), THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN (1985), THE INNOCENT (1995), MADAME SOUSATZKA (1988), MARATHON MAN (1976), MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969), THE NEXT BEST THING (2000), PACIFIC HEIGHTS (1990), and YANKS (1979). There is also material on the L.A. Opera company production of Benjamin Britten's 1945 opera “Peter Grimes,” directed by Schlesinger in 2000. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: Production files; Stage files; Subject files. Indexing Terms Schlesinger, John , 1926-2003--Archives. actors directors producers screenwriters John Schlesinger papers 547 2.

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