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John Berger was born on November 5, 1926 in Stoke Newington, London, England as John Peter Berger. He is known for his work on Jonas, der im Jahr 2000 25 Jahre alt sein wird (1976), La salamandre (1971) and His Name Is Tyler (2001). He was married to Beverly Bancroft , Patricia Marriott and Anya Bostock . He died on January 2, 2017 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Paris, France.
Son of Stanley Berger and Miriam Berger (née Branson). Brother of Michael Berger , uncle of Vivian Berger . Father, with Anya Bostock , of Katya Berger Andreadakis and Jacob Berger , with Beverly Bancroft , of Yves Berger . Essayist, novelist, playwright, poet, and art critic. He attended art school, taught drawing in university, painted, and exhibited his work in British galleries. He was invited to give a series of talks on art for the BBC World Service. He showed the scripts for some of his broadcasts to the literary editor of the New Statesman, and began a 10-year stint as a controversial and influential art critic.