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Director, Producer, Screenwriter Born: January 14, 1909 in La Crosse, WI Death: June 22, 1984 in London, England, UK Biography:Wisconsinite "Joseph Losey" entered the entertainment industry through the patron's entrance, writing book and theatre reviews in the early 1930s. Attaining work as a stage director, Losey prepared many of the early live presentations at the Radio City Music Hall, participated in theatrical tours of Scandanavia and Russia, and made his Broadway debut in 1936 with the first of the agit-prop Living Newspaper productions. His earliest movie work was as director of documentaries for the Rockefeller Foundation; he moved on to industrial shorts, a marionette film for the Petroleum Industry's exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, and a staff director post on MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" short-subject series. After radio work and World War II service, Losey directed the celebrated 1947 Hollywood stage production of "Bertold Brecht"'s Galileo, starring "Charles Laughton". This led to Losey's first... Full Biography
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