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John Berger (1926-2017)

Birthplace:
Stoke Newington, London, England

Born:
November 5, 1926

Died:
January 2, 2017

Biography from TheMovieDB

John Peter Berger (/ˈbɜːrdʒər/; 5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel G. won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism Ways of Seeing, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Original Story:
1989  Heartland

Short Story:
1989  Heartland
1989  Play Me Something

Writer:
1971  The Salamander
1974  The Middle of the World
1976  Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000
1980  Parting Shots from Animals
1985  About Time
1988  L'écho
1989  Heartland
1989  Play Me Something
2012  12.Août.2002
2017  The Economy of the Dead

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1972  Ways of Seeing

Still Photographer:
1972  Ways of Seeing
1989  Another Way of Telling: Views on Photography

Writer:
1972  Ways of Seeing
1989  Another Way of Telling: Views on Photography

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