Jerry Schatzberg

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Jerry Schatzberg
Faye Dunaway Jerry Schatzberg Cannes 2011.jpg
Born Jerrold Schatzberg
(1927-06-26) June 26, 1927 (age 96)
The Bronx, New York City, United States
Occupation Director
Website http://www.jerryschatzberg.com/

Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927 in Bronx, New York) is a photographer and film director.

Career

Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the Bronx.[1] He photographed for magazines such as Vogue, Esquire and McCalls.[2] He made his debut as a feature film director with 1970's Puzzle of a Downfall Child starring Faye Dunaway.[3] He went on to direct films such as The Panic in Needle Park, which starred Al Pacino in 1971, Scarecrow,[4] which shared the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival,[5] The Seduction of Joe Tynan,[6][7] Honeysuckle Rose with Willie Nelson, Misunderstood (based on a novel by Florence Montgomery) and Street Smart in 1987 which earned Morgan Freeman his first Oscar Nomination.[8][9][10]

He was a member of the jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[11]

As a still photographer, one of Schatzberg's most famous images was the cover photo of the Bob Dylan album Blonde on Blonde, released in 1966.[12] A collection of Schatzberg's images of Dylan was published by Genesis Publications in 2006, titled Thin Wild Mercury.[2] Schatzberg still resides in New York City, where he is working on several film projects, including a sequel to "Scarecrow," co-written with Bruce Springsteen's former Publicist, Seth Cohen [1].

Personal life

In 1968, Schatzberg was divorced in Cd. Juárez, Mexico, They only lived 5 years together, Corinne Schatzberg refused the divorce for 11 years. [13] They had two children together. At the time of the divorce, Schatzberg was widely known as Faye Dunaway's fiancé.[13][14] In 1968, Dunaway left Schatzberg for actor Marcello Mastroianni.[15] Jerry Schatzberg married the French American actress Maureen Kerwin in 1983, they divorced in 1998.

Filmography

References

  1. Alex Kasriel: Interview Jerry Schatzberg with "THE JEWISH CHRONICLE ONLINE", November 27, 2008
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