John Berger

Leftist art critic who authored an influential study of aesthetics, "Ways of Seeing" (1973), and scripted three of the films that brought Swiss director Alain Tanner to international prominence--"La salamandre" (1971), "The Middle of the World" (1974) and "Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000" (1976). Son Jacob Berger is an actor.