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

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and

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. After establishing himself as a successful celebrity photographer, he transitioned to making

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. He is best known for his films ''

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'' (1971) and '' Scarecrow'' (1973), which won the shared grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.

Career

Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the

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. He photographed for magazines such as '' Vogue'', ''

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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 ''

'', which starred

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in 1971, '' Scarecrow'', which shared the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, '' The Seduction of Joe Tynan'' with

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and

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, '' Honeysuckle Rose'' with

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and Dyan Cannon, '' Misunderstood'' (based on a novel by Florence Montgomery) starring

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, '' No Small Affair'' starring

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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

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. 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 Genesis Publications in 2006, titled '' Thin Wild Mercury''. In 2013, he was developing a ''Scarecrow'' sequel with writer Seth Cohen that was not made. In 2021, Schatzberg revealed his intentions to make one last film, admitting that he " oesn'tknow what it is yet." He sought out and was considering adapting Atticus Lish's novel ''The War for Gloria''.

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

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in 1968. Schatzberg's 1983 marriage to French American actress Maureen Kerwin ended in divorce in 1998.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website

Jerry Schatzberg papers, circa 1950-2016

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An interview with Jerry Schatzberg
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