Nadja Tesich | |
|---|---|
 Nadja Tesich, 1950s. | |
| Born | Nadežda Tešić June 8, 1939 Užice, Yugoslavia |
| Died | February 20, 2014 (aged 74) New York City |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, Actor, Writer, Teacher, Activist |
| Nationality | Serbian / American |
| Education | Indiana University, University of Wisconsin, Sorbonne University, New York University |
| Notable works | Nadja à Paris
After the Revolution Film for My Son |
| Notable awards | MacDowell Fellowship, Yaddo Fellowship, Blue Mountain Center Residence, National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Award for Fiction, Screenwriter's Award, Corporation for Public Broadcasting |
| Spouse | Dean Savage |
| Children | Stefan Savage |
Nadja Tesich (June 8, 1939 – February 20, 2014) was born in Yugoslavia and reared in East Chicago, Indiana. Best known for her starring role in Éric Rohmer's early film Nadja à Paris (1964),[1] she was the author of the play After the Revolution (1980),[2] followed by the novels Shadow Partisan, (1996), Native Land (1999) and Far From Vietnam (2012) and the literary memoir To Die in Chicago (2010). She was the writer and director of Film for my Son (1975)[3] and wrote, acted or worked on numerous films, including Four Friends (1981), I Am the Cheese (1983) and The Love Lesson (1996).[4] Her brother was Steve Tesich, the playwright, novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Breaking Away and other films. She taught film at Brooklyn College and was a lifelong political activist for workers and the oppressed people of the world.[5]
- ^ Nadja à Paris (Éric Rohmer, 1964) VOSE, retrieved 2023-11-20
- ^ Gussow, Mel (1980-11-17). "The Theater: 'After the Revolution'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ "MIFF Archive". MIFF 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Sharon Greytak, The Love Lesson, 1995, 1 hour 27 minutes, Greytak Productions
- ^ Flounders, Sara (2014-06-08). "Nadja Tesich". Workers World. Retrieved 2023-11-20.