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 six. He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include Whisky Galore! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Mackendrick is the 1,009th most popular film director (down from 957th in 2019), the 7,157th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,135th in 2019) and the 254th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 1,009 out of 2,041. Before him are Ben Sharpsteen, Sion Sono, Antonio Pietrangeli, Nanni Loy, Candida Royalle, and Michael Hoffman. After him are John Berry, Fede Álvarez, Revaz Chkheidze, Med Hondo, Vittorio De Seta, and Frédéric Rossif.

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Among people born in 1912, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 279. Before him are Anton Buttigieg, Maksim Tank, Wálter Guevara, Martha Mödl, Saadat Hasan Manto, and Boris Chertok. After him are John Templeton, Frank Thomas, Tibor Berczelly, György Szűcs, Annemarie Heinrich, and Willy Kaiser. Among people deceased in 1993, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 192. Before him are Fred Gwynne, Mirza Ibrahimov, Alfred Manessier, Rudolf Wetzer, Uğur Mumcu, and Tahar Djaout. After him are Axel von dem Bussche, Héctor De Bourgoing, Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Kamal Hassan Ali, Pino Puglisi, and Carlos Marcello.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 7,159 out of 20,380. Before him are Sherm Clark (1899), Evelyn Lear (1926), Ally Sheedy (1962), Leonard Rosenman (1924), John Rutledge (1739), and Cornelius Johnson (1913). After him are Moe Howard (1897), John Berry (1917), Charles Wallace Richmond (1868), Isabela Moner (2001), Sam Childers (1963), and Ken Starr (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Alexander Mackendrick ranks 254. Before him are Randal Kleiser (1946), Matt Reeves (1966), Irwin Allen (1916), Ben Sharpsteen (1895), Candida Royalle (1950), and Michael Hoffman (1956). After him are John Berry (1917), Melville Shavelson (1917), Spike Jonze (1969), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Michael Chapman (1935), and Chad Stahelski (1968).

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