Sweet Smell of Success
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Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born director and professor, long based in Scotland. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and later moved to Scotland.
- December 22, 1993 (aged 81), Los Angeles, California
- Eileen Ashcroft (1934–1943), Hilary Lloyd (1948–1993)
- Film director
- September 8, 1912, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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.
- January 1, 1
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
A comprehensive biography of the British film director Alexander Mackendrick, who was born in the US to Scottish parents and studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He directed comedies such as Whisky Galore!, The Ladykillers and The Man in the White Suit, and also Sweet Smell of Success, a film about New York gossip columnists. He died in 1993 from pneumonia.
- September 8, 1912
- December 22, 1993
A symposium on the life and work of Alexander Mackendrick, a master of postwar British comedy and a pioneer of neorealism and satire. Learn about his career, from his propaganda films during World War II to his later films at Ealing Studios and CalArts, and his themes of the anarchy of innocence, authority and media.
Oct 5, 2003 · web resources. Alexander Mackendrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1912 and grew up in Glasgow, Scotland. In the 1930s, as an art director for the J. Walter Thompson Advertising firm, he designed layouts for a variety of clients including Phillips in Eindhoven, where he worked with George Pal, the Hungarian animator.
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Feb 28, 2011 · Features — Feb 28, 2011. Share. I n 1969, director Alexander Mackendrick retired from the film industry and became founding dean of the film school at the newly established California Institute of the Arts.
Sep 5, 2005 · MoMA. Film series. 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.
