Joseph Losey

1909 - 1984

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: United States of America

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Dartmouth College, Harvard University, La Crosse Central High School

occupation: film director, screenwriter, film producer, theatrical director, director

award received: Palme d'Or, César Award for Best Film, Jean-Le-Duc award

position held: President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival

Joseph Walton Losey III (; January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Wisconsin, he studied in Germany with Bertolt Brecht and then returned to the United States. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s, he moved to Europe where he made the remainder of his films, mostly in the United Kingdom. Among the most critically and commercially successful were the films with screenplays by Harold Pinter: The Servant (1963) and The Go-Between (1971). Losey's 1976 film Monsieur Klein won the César Awards for Best Film and Best Director. He was a four-time nominee for both the Palme d'Or (winning once) and the Golden Lion, and a two-time BAFTA nominee. Source: Wikipedia (en)