Martin Scorsese Research/Fact File

Name: Martin Charles Scorsese

Born: November 17, 1942

Died: -

Occupations: American film director, screenwriter,

producer, actor, and film historian.

Nationality: American

Education: Cardinal Hayes High School

Spouse:

Laraine Marie Brennan (1965–ca 71; divorced)
Julia Cameron (1976–77; divorced)
Isabella Rossellini (1979–82; divorced)
Barbara De Fina (1985–91; divorced)
Helen Morris (1999–present)

Parents:

Charles Scorsese
Catherine Scorsese

 In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. Scorsese is also a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema.

Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Italian American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption, machismo, modern crime, and violence. Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), and Goodfellas (1990) – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for The Departed (2006), having been nominated a previous five times.