What is Joseph Sargent?
{{Infobox person | name = Joseph Sargent | image = | imagesize = | birthname = Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|07|22}} | birth_place = [[Jersey City, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|12|22|1925|07|22}} | death_place = [[Malibu, California]], U.S. | othername = Joseph Daniel Sargente | years_active = 1951–present | spouse = [[Mary Carver]] (1952–1968) (divorced) (2 children)<br>Carolyn Nelson (1970 -present) }} '''Joseph Sargent''' (born '''Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente''', July 22, 1925 &ndash; December 22, 2014) was an [[Americans|American]] movie and television director and producer. He was best known for his movies ''[[White Lightning (1973 movie)|White Lightning]]'', ''[[MacArthur (movie)|MacArthur]]'', ''[[Nightmares (1983 movie)|Nightmares]]'', ''[[Jaws: The Revenge]]'', and ''[[The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 movie)|The Taking of Pelham One Two Three]]''. He won four [[Emmy Award]]s. Sargent died of complications from [[heart disease]] at his home in [[Malibu, California]], on December 22, 2014. He was 89.<ref>[https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/emmy-winning-director-joseph-sargent-dies-at-89-1201385828/ Emmy-Winning Director Joseph Sargent Dies at 89]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0765121}} *[https://archive.today/20130125235029/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Joseph_Sargent/192434%23fullBio Biography at Hollywood.com] Includes details of awards. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sargent, Joseph}} [[Category:Emmy Award winning directors]] [[Category:1925 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart disease]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:Movie directors from New Jersey]] [[Category:Movie producers from New Jersey]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Jersey City, New Jersey]] {{us-bio-stub}}