“The Next Best Thing” Director Dies
English filmmaker John Schlesinger, the Oscar-winning director of “Midnight Cowboy,” was taken off life support Thursday at Desert Regional Medical Center.
The 77-year-old filmmaker had a debilitating stroke in December 2000, and his condition has deteriorated significantly in recent weeks.
His last film was the 2000 comedy “The Next Best Thing” – which starred Madonna as a straight woman who decides to have a child with her gay friend, played by Rupert Everett.
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