Schatzberg was born to a Jewish family of furriers and grew up in the Bronx . He photographed for magazines such as '' Vogue '' , '' Esquire '' and '' McCalls '' . He made his debut as a feature film director with 1970 's '' Puzzle of a Downfall Child '' starring Faye Dunaway . He went on to direct films such as '' The Panic in Needle Park '' , which starred Al Pacino in 1971 , '' Scarecrow '' , which shared the grand prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival , '' The Seduction of Joe Tynan '' , '' Honeysuckle Rose '' with Willie Nelson , '' Misunderstood '' ( based on a novel by Florence Montgomery ) and '' Street Smart '' in 1987 which earned Morgan Freeman his first Oscar Nomination
1973 Cannes Film Festival
1973 Cannes Film Festival
Jerry Schatzberg