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  1. Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish [2] 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 .

  2. Alexander Mackendrick. 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.

  3. Alexander Mackendrick, film director, writer: born Boston, Massachusetts 8 September 1912; died Los Angeles 21 December 1993. THERE is not much in British cinema to stand up to the best of the ...

  4. Oct 5, 2003 · Learn about the life and career of Alexander Mackendrick, a director who revitalized British cinema with his comedies at Ealing Studios. Explore his influences, themes, and achievements in this comprehensive article.

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  5. Feb 28, 2011 · Excerpt from On Film-Making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director, by Alexander Mackendrick, edited by Paul Cronin, courtesy of Faber and Faber. In 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.

  6. Alexander Mackendrick was an American director and professor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and later moved to Scotland. 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), The Maggie (1954), and The Ladykillers (1955).

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  8. Nov 3, 2005 · DIED. ALEXANDER (''Sandy'') MACKENDRICK, 81, director; in Los Angeles. Joining England's Ealing Studios as a scriptwriter in 1946, Mackendrick went on to direct the nimble Alec Guinness satires The...