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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 (1909-1984) was an American-born British director, producer and writer who worked with Bertolt Brecht and made films in various genres. He was blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee and used a pseudonym for his early works in Italy.
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- La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
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- Chelsea, London, England, UK
Aug 18, 2024 · Joseph Losey was an American director who worked in Hollywood and England, and was influenced by Soviet filmmaker Sergey Eisenstein. He made controversial films on pacifism, racism, and corruption, and was blacklisted in Hollywood for his political views.
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A comprehensive survey of the films by Joseph Losey, a filmmaker in exile who made his mark in Europe after being blacklisted in Hollywood. Explore his themes of outsider, role-play, coldness, hypocrisy and violence in his diverse and complex oeuvre.
Joseph Losey was a director who worked with Bertolt Brecht and fled to Britain to avoid the House Un-American Activities Committee. He made films such as The Servant, Accident and Eva, and was married four times.
- January 14, 1909
- June 22, 1984
Oct 9, 2019 · In Joseph Losey's 1976 classic "Mr. Klein," French star Alain Delon is at his best as an art dealer who takes advantage of Jewish people in Nazi-occupied Paris.
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.
