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Joseph Walton Losey III ( / ˈloʊsi /; 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.
Joseph Losey. Director: The Servant. Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht.
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- La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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- Chelsea, London, England, UK
3 days ago · Joseph Losey (born Jan. 14, 1909, La Crosse, Wis., U.S.—died June 22, 1984, London, Eng.) was an American motion-picture director, whose highly personal style was often manifested in films centring on intense and sometimes violent human relationships.
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Joseph Losey. Director: The Servant. Belonging to an important family clan in Wisconsin, Joseph Losey studied philosophy but was always interested in theater and thus worked together with Bertolt Brecht.
For nearly all of his long and remarkably productive career, Joseph Losey (1909-1984) was a filmmaker in exile. Losey's brief yet promising Hollywood career was abruptly derailed when his outspoken commitment to leftist politics made him a choice target of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
Jun 16, 2023 · A review of the classic British thriller about class, identity, and sexual politics, directed by Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde and James Fox. The film explores the power dynamics and moral dilemmas of a servant-master relationship in a decaying London flat.
Jun 23, 1984 · Joseph Losey, the American film director who spent three decades in Europe after fleeing the United States in the McCarthy era, died today at his London home. He was 75 years old.
