Martin Scorsese was born on 17 November 1942 in Queens. An American film director, producer and screenwriter, Scorsese is among the most celebrated filmmakers of his generation. Raised in New York's Little Italy, he made his mark with Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, and went on to direct Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Departed, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director, The Wolf of Wall Street and The Irishman. He frequently collaborated with Robert De Niro and later Leonardo DiCaprio. He is also a passionate film preservationist and founded the World Cinema Foundation.
Before and after
- from 3 October 1942 to 4 October 1942Operation Basalt
- from 5 October 1942 to 12 October 1942Operation Alfa
- 11 October 1942Birth of Amitabh Bachchan
- from 8 November 1942 to 16 November 1942Operation Torch
- 17 November 1942Birth of Martin Scorsese
- from 17 November 1942 to 9 May 1943Tunisia campaign
- from 19 November 1942 to 23 November 1942Operation Uranus
- 20 November 1942Birth of Joe Biden
- 27 November 1942Birth of Jimi Hendrix
More in Art, literature & culture
- 15 August 1914Construction of Panama Canal
- c. 1920sRise of surrealism
- 1 May 1931Construction of Empire State Building
- 1932Construction of Tan Son Nhat International Airport
- c. 1940sRise of Postmodernism
- 6 April 1943Publication of The Little Prince
The era
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