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Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American director and professor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and later moved to Scotland.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!
Alexander Mackendrick. Writer: The Man in the White Suit. One of the most distinguished (if frequently overlooked) directors ever to emerge from the British film industry, Alexander Mackendrick, was in fact born in the US (to Scottish parents), but grew up in his native Scotland, where he studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He started out as a commercial illustrator, and his first film ...
Alexander Mackendrick. Writer: The Man in the White Suit. One of the most distinguished (if frequently overlooked) directors ever to emerge from the British film industry, Alexander Mackendrick, was in fact born in the US (to Scottish parents), but grew up in his native Scotland, where he studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He started out as a commercial illustrator, and his first film ...
Feb 5, 2013 · British director Alexander Mackendrick made memorable films on both sides of the pond. In Britain, Mackendrick was one of the star directors at the famed Ealing Studios thanks to his sharp ...
Dec 24, 1993 · Alexander Mackendrick, the director of the classic British film comedies "The Ladykillers," "Tight Little Island" and "The Man in the White Suit," died on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The multi-faceted career of Alexander Mackendrick (1912-1993) has all too often been reduced to his great success as a master of postwar British comedy, such that even his most celebrated film, Sweet Smell of Success (1957), is seen as an aberration and credited more to Clifford Odets and Ernest Lehmann's acerbic screenplay than Mackendrick's astute direction.
Alexander Mackendrick was an American director and professor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and later moved to Scotland. 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! (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Maggie (1954), and The Ladykillers (1955).
Director, Writer. Alexander Mackendrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 8 September 1912, the only child of a shipbuilding draughtsman and civil engineer, Francis Robert Mackendrick, and his wife Martha, who had migrated to the USA from their native Glasgow in the previous year. When Alexander was only six years old, his father died in the post-World War I influenza epidemic, and his ...
Sep 5, 2005 · Alexander Mackendrick (1912–1993) occupies a unique position in film history. After distinguishing himself as a director of nine films, Mackendrick made a midcareer move into teaching filmmaking, becoming Dean of the School of Film/Video at the California Institute of the Arts.
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