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Jerry Schatzberg

 
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
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  • Born: Jun 26, 1927 in New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor
  • Active: '70s-'80s, 2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Scarecrow, Street Smart, The Panic in Needle Park
  • First Major Screen Credit: Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)

Biography

Manhattan-born director Jerry Schatzberg left TV commercials and fashion photography for feature films at precisely the right time: after the freak success of 1969's Easy Rider, the studios were scrambling for "personal statement" directors who could relate to the younger, hipper filmgoers. Making his big-screen debut 1970's Puzzle of a Downward Child, the story of an unhappy fashion model, Schatzberg didn't score with the critics until his second picture: Panic in Needle Park (1971), a bleak study of cocaine addiction starring Al Pacino. Pacino costarred with Gene Hackman in Schatzberg's next film, Scarecrow (1973), which in in many ways is an apotheosis of '70s alienation and confusion. Perhaps significantly, Schatzberg's critical following in the US rose and fell with the '70s; after 1979's Seduction of Joe Tynan, the trend in Hollywood shifted from small, introspective films to the Spielberg/Lucas blockbuster mentality. But Jerry Schatzberg never lost his European devotees, as witness the international success of 1989's Reunion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Jerry Schatzberg
Born Jerrold Schatzberg
June 26, 1927 (1927-06-26) (age 82)
New York, United States
Occupation Director
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Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927 in Bronx, New York) is a photographer and film director.

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Career

He photographed for magazines such as Vogue, Esquire and McCalls.[1] He made his debut as a feature film director with 1970's Puzzle of a Downfall Child starring Faye Dunaway.[2] He went on to direct films such as Scarecrow[3], which shared the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival[4], The Seduction of Joe Tynan[5][6], Honeysuckle Rose with Willie Nelson, Misunderstood, Street Smart in 1987, and The Panic in Needle Park, which starred Al Pacino.[7][8][9]

He was a member of the jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[10]

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.[11] A collection of Schatzberg's images of Dylan was published by Genesis Publications in 2006, titled Thin Wild Mercury.[1] Schatzberg still resides in New York City, where he is working on several film projects, including a sequel to Scarecrow[citation needed].

Personal life

In 1968, Schatzberg was divorced in Cd. Juárez, Mexico, by Corinne Schatzberg, his wife of 18 years, on grounds of incompatibility.[12] They had two children together. At the time of the divorce, Schatzberg was widely known as Faye Dunaway's fiancé.[12][13] In 1969, Dunaway left Schatzberg for actor Marcello Mastroianni.

References

  1. ^ a b "In pictures: Dylan on show". BBC News. 2006-07-03. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5132662.stm. 
  2. ^ Cocks, Jay (1971-02-15). "Predictable Embarrassment". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904738,00.html. 
  3. ^ Nottle, Diane (1973-07-27). "Scarecrow not impressive". Daily Collegian (Penn State). http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=DCG/1973/07/27&EntityId=Ar00202. 
  4. ^ "U.S. Film Shares Cannes Prize". Los Angeles Times: p. B9. 1973-05-26. "The Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix Friday was awarded jointly to the American film "Scarecrow" by Jerry Schatzberg and the British entry "The Hireling" bv Alan Bridges." 
  5. ^ Rich, Frank (1979-08-20). "Split Ticket". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,947366,00.html. 
  6. ^ Maslin (1979-08-17). "Screen: Alan Alda Writes and Stars in 'Joe Tynan'; Coping With Fame". The New York Times: p. C6. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0F13FC385D12728DDDAE0994D0405B898BF1D3. 
  7. ^ Cocks, Jay (1971-08-02). "Straight Shooters". TIME. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878447,00.html. 
  8. ^ Greenspun, Roger (1971-07-14). "Screen: Schatzberg's 'The Panic in Needle Park'; Drug Addicts Trapped on Upper West Side Kitty Winn and Pacino Are Ill-Fated Lovers". The New York Times. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10616FA395C1A7493C6A8178CD85F458785F9. 
  9. ^ Ciment, Michel. "Biography". Jerry Schatzberg's Official Website. http://www.jerryschatzberg.com/bio.html. 
  10. ^ Michael, David (2004-05-13). "Cannes Opens with a Bang". Film Stew. http://www.filmstew.com/ShowArticle.aspx?ContentID=8684. 
  11. ^ "Unimpeachable Film". The New York Sun. 2007-07-27. http://www.nysun.com/arts/unimpeachable-film/59312/. 
  12. ^ a b "Milestones". TIME. 1968-05-17. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,838382,00.html. "Divorced. Jerry Schatzberg, 40, fashion photographer, novice film director and Faye Dunaway's fiancé; by Corinne Schatzberg; on grounds of incompatibility; after 18 years of marriage, two children: in Juárez, Mexico." 
  13. ^ Wilson, Jane (1968-03-10). "Faye's Way". Los Angeles Times: p. N18. "The door of Faye Dunaway's suite at the Hotel George V in Paris opened slowly and cautiously. I was confronted by a dark-haired man wearing a world-weary expression, a black sweater and a droopy Bolivian bandit's moustache. I guessed that this must be Jerry Schatzberg, 40-year-old fashion photographer and Miss Dunaway's true love of two years' standing. He looks about 30, and was once the hero of an article in the late New York Herald Tribune entitled, The Sweet Life of Jerry Schatzberg." 

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