
Known for
Directing
Born
September 8, 1912
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died
December 22, 1993 (aged 81)
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 Scottish immigrant parents in Boston, he was raised in Glasgow from the age of 6. 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) - which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, The Maggie (1954), and The Ladykillers (1955)....
2017
Thanks
2007
Thanks
2004
as Self, Writer
1995
1986
as Interviewee
1986
1970
as Self
1967
Director
1965
Director
1963
Director
1961
1958
Script Consultant
1957
Director, Additional Writing
1955
Director
1954
Story, Director
1952
Director
1951
Director, Screenplay
1950
Screenplay
1949
Director
1948
Writer
1948
Script Consultant
1943
Director
1943
1943
Writer
1939
Writer