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John Schlesinger Age: 77
British film director whose 1969 film Midnight Cowboy—his first Hollywood project—is the only X-rated film to have won a best-picture Academy Award. Schlesinger's films typically featured fully realized yet flawed characters. His other films include Darling, The Day of the Locust, and Marathon Man. Died: Palm Springs, Calif., July 25, 2003
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- Far From the Madding Crowd (1967) - Starring Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Fiona Walker
- A Kind of Loving (1962) - Starring Alan Bates, Thora Hird, June Ritchie, Bert Palmer, Malcolm Patton
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