Joseph Sargent was born on July 22, 1925 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He was a director and actor, known for Jaws: The Revenge (1987), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and Nightmares (1983). He was married to Carolyn Nelson and Mary Carver. He died on December 22, 2014 in Malibu, California, USA.Spouse Carolyn Nelson (22 November 1970 - 22 December 2014) (his death) Mary Carver (1952 - November 1968) (divorced) (2 children) Children Lia Sargent Began making movies at age 11 when an uncle gave him an 8mm camera. Acted in several Broadway shows in the 1950s. Father, with Mary Carver, of voice actress Lia Sargent. Worked during his last decade as the senior filmmaker-in-residence for the directing program at the American Film Institute Conservatory in Los Angeles and as the first professor of a masters program in film directing at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Trained at the Actors Studio in New York. With his wife Carolyn, he helped co-found Deaf Theatre West. He then went on to found the Free Arts Clinic For Abused Children. His father was an ice-wagon driver, and his mother was a seamstress. Directed 4 Emmy Award-wining performances: Mare Winningham in Amber Waves (1980), Amanda Plummer in Miss Rose White (1992), Alfre Woodard in Miss Evers' Boys (1997) and Jane Alexander in Warm Springs (2005).The people content is what turns me on. I'm not turned on by cops, chases and too much melodrama. But I am by relationship stories. [about the real way to stop a runaway train, as opposed to what was shown in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)] What [Martin Balsam] does in the film, when he sets up all that paraphernalia to defeat the Dead Man's Switch, that's all Mickey Mouse. That's not the way you'd do it. And I still don't know to this day how it's done.