Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese Actor, director and producer
Birth date: November 17,
1942
Place: New York He is a descendant of Italian immigrants and he
spent his childhood in Little Italy, modest neighborhood of
Manhattan. His parents: Charles and Catherine Scorcese His wife:
Helen Harris, they got married July 22, 1999 Former wives: Barbara, Julia
Cameron, Loraine Brennan and Isabella Rossellini 1956 Martin Scorsese
attended a seminar with the intention of becoming a priest, but he dropped
out one year later.
1963 He attended the University of New York, and studied
History of the Movies.
He graduated from New York University as a film
major.
1976 He received the Palm of Gold in the Festival of Cannes for the
movie Taxi Driver
1983 Scorsese directed the film The King of
Comedy
1985 He directed After Hours
1986 Martin Scorsese directed Paul
Newman in the film the Color of Money. He received an award at the Cannes
Film Festival for the film After Hours.
1991 Martin Scorsese directed Robert
de Niro in Cape Fear
2002 He was the President of the jury of short films in
the 55 Cannes Film Festival.
2004 In a ceremony in Paris Martin Scorsese was awarded the Legion D'Honneur, France's highest cultural honour. Cultural Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres declared that Scorsese's films were a form of art