As Biography.com notes, today is Martin Scorsese's 75th birthday.
Martin Scorsese is the director of some of my favorite crime films, including such crime classics as Mean Streets, Raging Bull, Casino and Goodfellas.
Born November 17, 1942, in
Flushing, New York, Martin Scorsese is known for his gritty, meticulous
filmmaking style and is widely considered one of the most important directors
of all time.
Martin Scorsese was born
November 17, 1942, in Flushing, New York. Raised by Italian-American parents in
the Little Italy district of Manhattan, Scorsese later remembered his
neighborhood as being "like a village in Sicily." Scorsese's parents,
Charles and Catherine, both worked part-time as actors, helping set the stage
for their son's love of cinema.
Because Scorsese was
afflicted by severe asthma, his childhood activities were limited; rather than
play sports, he spent much of his time in front of the television or at the
movie theater, where he fell in love especially with stories about the Italian
experience and films by director Michael Powell. By the time he was eight years
old, Scorsese was already drawing his own storyboards –often complete with the
line, "Directed and Produced by Martin Scorsese."
You can read the rest of the
piece and watch a video clip about Martin Scorsese via the below link:
You can also read my Crime Beat column
about Martin Scorsese's world of crime via the below link:
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