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Sir Alan William Parker CBE (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began screenwriting and ...
Alan Parker (1944-2020) was a British director, writer and producer of acclaimed films such as Evita, Midnight Express and Mississippi Burning. IMDb provides his full credits, awards, trivia, photos, videos and more.
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- Islington, London, England, UK
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- London, England, UK
May 1, 2024 · Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944, Islington, London, England—died July 31, 2020, London) was a British director, writer, and producer who worked in a wide range of genres; his notable films included Midnight Express (1978) and Fame (1980).
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Alan Parker was a British film director known for his musicals, graphic and brutal depiction of violence, and films based on true stories. He died in 2020 after a long illness and directed actors to three Oscar nominations.
- February 14, 1944
- July 31, 2020
Jul 31, 2020 · Alan William Parker was born on Feb. 14, 1944, in the Islington district of London. He started his career as a copywriter and then moved into making television commercials.
Jul 31, 2020 · Alan Parker, the versatile British writer-director and two-time Oscar nominee who came from the world of commercials to make such features as Fame, The Commitments, Midnight Express and ...
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Jul 31, 2020 · By Daniel Arkin. Alan Parker, the versatile British film director whose genre-hopping body of work included the harrowing Turkish prison drama "Midnight Express" and the high-spirited rock comedy ...
