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Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

08/09/1912

Day of Death

22/12/1993
(81) years old

Place of Birth

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

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 Scott... Read More

Known For

Mackendrick on Film

Mackendrick on Film

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

Filmography

Crew

2017

Logan

as Thanks

2007

3:10 to Yuma

as Thanks

2004

Mackendrick on Film

as Writer

1967

Don't Make Waves

as Director

1965

A High Wind in Jamaica

as Director

1963

Sammy Going South

as Director

1958

Fanfare

as Script Consultant

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Director

1957

Sweet Smell of Success

as Additional Writing

1955

The Ladykillers

as Director

1954

The 'Maggie'

as Director

1954

The 'Maggie'

as Story

1952

Mandy

as Director

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as Director

1951

The Man in the White Suit

as Screenplay

1950

Dance Hall

as Screenplay

1949

Whisky Galore!

as Director

1948

Saraband for Dead Lovers

as Writer

1948

Robinson Charley

as Script Consultant

1943

Contraries

as Director

1943

Abu and the Poisoned Well

as Writer

1943

Abu's Dungeon

as Writer

1941

The Pocket Cartoon

as Director

1939

Love on the Range

as Writer

1938

South Sea Sweethearts

as Writer

1937

Midnight Menace

as Story