Jerry Schatzberg (born June 26, 1927) is an American

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and

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Career

Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the Bronx. He photographed for magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' McCalls''. He made his debut as a feature film director with 1970's ''

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'' starring

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. He went on to direct films such as ''

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'', which starred

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in 1971, ''

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'', which shared the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, ''

The Seduction of Joe Tynan ''The Seduction of Joe Tynan'' is a 1979 American political drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, and produced by Martin Bregman. The screenplay was written by Alan Alda, who also played the title role. The film stars Alda, Barbara Harris, ...

'', '' Honeysuckle Rose'' with

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, '' Misunderstood'' (based on a novel by

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) and '' Street Smart'' in 1987 which earned

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his first Oscar Nomination. He was a member of the jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. As a still photographer, one of Schatzberg's most famous images was the cover photo of the

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album '' Blonde on Blonde'', released in 1966. A collection of Schatzberg's images of Dylan was published by

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in 2006, titled '' Thin Wild Mercury''.

Personal life

Schatzberg was divorced in Cd. Juárez,

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in 1968 following eleven years of separation from wife Corinne, who had refused to end the marriage after having lived together for five years. The couple had two children. At the time of the divorce, Schatzberg was widely known as

's fiancé, but Dunaway left Schatzberg for actor Marcello Mastroianni in 1968. Schatzberg's marriage to French American actress Maureen Kerwin in 1983 ended in divorce in 1998.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website
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An interview with Jerry Schatzberg
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