Joseph Losey
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Joseph Losey (January 14, 1909 - June 22, 1984) was an American theater and film director.
He was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin. After studying in Germany with Bertolt Brecht, Losey returned to the United States, eventually making his way to Hollywood.
During the McCarthy Era, he was investigated for his supposed ties with the Communist Party and was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses. His career in shambles, he moved to London, where he continued working as a director.
His film The Go-Between won the Golden Palm Award at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Even in the UK, however, he experienced problems: originally slated to direct the 1956 Hammer Films production X the Unknown, after a few days work on the project star Dean Jagger refused to work with a supposed Communist sympathiser and Losey was moved off the project.
Losey died in London in 1984.