FILM DIRECTOR

Alexander Mackendrick

1912 - 1993

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Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from filmmaking to become an influential professor at the California Institute of the Arts. Born to Scottish immigrant parents in Boston, he was raised in Glasgow from the age of 6. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Mackendrick has received more than 225,712 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Alexander Mackendrick is the 957th most popular film director (down from 838th in 2019), the 6,136th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,469th in 2019) and the 224th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 957 out of 2,041. Before him are Erika Lust, Matt Reeves, Justine Triet, Emeric Pressburger, Antonio Pietrangeli, and Serge Bourguignon. After him are Souleymane Cissé, Andre DeToth, Shane Black, Spike Jonze, Helmut Käutner, and David Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 262. Before him are Iuliu Bodola, Glenn Morris, Boris Chertok, Givi Javakhishvili, Morris Louis, and Sonny Boy Williamson II. After him are Santiago Lovell, Alexandru Todea, Jaroslav Bouček, Héctor Socorro, Ben Hogan, and Michael Wilding. Among people deceased in 1993, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 185. Before him are Szymon Goldberg, Norman Vincent Peale, Heinz Kubsch, Dumitru Stăniloae, Ranasinghe Premadasa, and Chris Hani. After him are Rudolf Wetzer, Mirza Ibrahimov, James Donald, Štefan Uher, Anne Shirley, and Ivan Kozlovsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 6,136 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Bloomfield (1943), Mary Browne (1891), Joe Bryant (1954), Phil Anselmo (1968), Joseph Engelberger (1925), and Sonny Boy Williamson II (1912). After him are Lou Costello (1906), Shawn Crahan (1969), Kirsten Vangsness (1972), Roy Haynes (1925), Edward Robinson (1794), and Doug McClure (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 224. Before him are Stephen Gyllenhaal (1949), John Lee Hancock (1956), Ralph Nelson (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), and Matt Reeves (1966). After him are Shane Black (1961), Spike Jonze (1969), David Miller (1909), John Flynn (1932), Hal Needham (1931), and Damien Chazelle (1985).

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Filmography

Sweet Smell of Success
Director
New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can't control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.
Jul 4th 19577.6 / 10
The Ladykillers
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Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
Dec 8th 19557.261 / 10
The Man in the White Suit
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The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...
Aug 7th 19516.82 / 10