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Alexander Mackendrick

Alexander Mackendrick

Actor, Writer, Director

Born September 8, 1912 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died December 22, 1993

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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).

In 1957, Mackendrick directed his first American film Sweet Smell of Success, which was a critical and commercial success. However, his directing career declined throughout the following decade, and he was fired or replaced from several projects, owing in part to his perfectionist approach to filmmaking.

Mackendrick retired from directing in the late 1960's after completing A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) and Don't Make Waves (1967), becoming the founding Dean (and later a Professor) of the CalArts School of Film/Video.

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2 wins and 3 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

11

Type

Year

Mackendrick on Film Documentary2004Self

Century of Cinema Poster

Century of Cinema TV Series1995Self

Distilling Whisky Galore! Documentary1991Self - Director

The Film Society Of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Alec Guinness TV Movie1987Self - Speaker

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away Poster

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away Documentary1986Self

The British Greats Poster

The British Greats TV Series1980Self

Tuesday's Documentary Poster

Tuesday's Documentary TV Series1968Self

Omnibus TV Series1967Self - Interviewee

Film Time TV Series1955Self - Narrator

Hollywood Preview TV Series1955Self - Writer

The Ladykillers at King's Cross TV Special1955

Writer

16

Type

Year

Sweet Smell of Success Poster

Sweet Smell of Success Feature Film1957

High and Dry Poster

High and Dry Feature Film1954

The Man in the White Suit Poster

The Man in the White Suit Feature Film1951

Dance Hall Poster

Dance Hall Feature Film1950

The Blue Lamp Poster

The Blue Lamp Feature Film1950

Saraband Poster

Saraband Feature Film1948

Abu Builds a Dam Short Film1944

Abu and the Poisoned Well Short Film1943

Abu's Dungeon Short Film1943

Abu's Harvest Short Film1943

Subject for Discussion Documentary1943

Train Trouble Short Film1943

Carnival in the Clothes Cupboard Short Film1941

Love on the Range Poster

Love on the Range Short Film1939

South Sea Sweethearts Poster

South Sea Sweethearts Short Film1938

Bombs Over London Poster

Bombs Over London Feature Film1937

Director

12

Type

Year

Don't Make Waves Poster

Don't Make Waves Feature Film1967

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad Poster

Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad Feature Film1967

A High Wind in Jamaica Poster

A High Wind in Jamaica Feature Film1965

A Boy Ten Feet Tall Poster

A Boy Ten Feet Tall Feature Film1963

The Defenders Poster

The Defenders TV Series1961

The Devil's Disciple Poster

The Devil's Disciple Feature Film1959

Sweet Smell of Success Poster

Sweet Smell of Success Feature Film1957

The Ladykillers Poster

The Ladykillers Feature Film1955

High and Dry Poster

High and Dry Feature Film1954

Crash of Silence Poster

Crash of Silence Feature Film1952

The Man in the White Suit Poster

The Man in the White Suit Feature Film1951

Whisky Galore! Poster

Whisky Galore! Feature Film1949

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Year

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Poster

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Feature Film2023

Logan Feature Film2017

3:10 to Yuma Poster

3:10 to Yuma Feature Film2007

Century of Cinema Poster

Century of Cinema TV Series1995

Heavy Feature Film1995

Rob Roy Feature Film1995

Art Department

1

Train Trouble Short Film1943

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

The Blue Lamp Poster

The Blue Lamp Feature Film1950

Producer

1

Charley's March of Time Poster

Charley's March of Time Short Film1948

Other Crew

1

Fanfare Feature Film1958

Script and Continuity Department

1

Robinson Charley Poster

Robinson Charley Short Film1948

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