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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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Jul 31, 2020 · Alan Parker, who was nominated for the best-director Oscar for the 1978 film “Midnight Express” and again 10 years later for “Mississippi Burning,” died on Friday in South London. He was 76....
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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 · LONDON (AP) — Filmmaker Alan Parker, one of Britain’s most successful directors whose movies included “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express” and “Evita,” has died at 76, his family said. Parker’s diverse body of work includes “Fame,” Mississippi Burning, “The Commitments and “Angela’s Ashes.”
Sir Alan Parker is a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone , Midnight Express , Mississippi Burning , The Commitments , Evita , Fame , Birdy , Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes .
