Alexander Mackendrick
Directing · Director · Story · Writer
Born Sep 8, 1912 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Active 1937–1993 · Awards: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter.
Filmography
Mackendrick on Film (2004) — WriterTypically British: A Personal History of British Cinema (1995)Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios (1986) — IntervieweeDon't Make Waves (1967) — DirectorA High Wind in Jamaica (1965) — DirectorSammy Going South (1963) — DirectorThe Defenders (1961) — DirectorFanfare (1958) — Script ConsultantSweet Smell of Success (1957) — Director · Additional WritingThe Ladykillers (1955) — DirectorThe 'Maggie' (1954) — Story · DirectorMandy (1952) — DirectorThe Man in the White Suit (1951) — Director · ScreenplayDance Hall (1950) — ScreenplayWhisky Galore! (1949) — DirectorSaraband for Dead Lovers (1948) — WriterRobinson Charley (1948) — Script ConsultantAbu's Dungeon (1943) — WriterContraries (1943) — DirectorAbu and the Poisoned Well (1943) — WriterLove on the Range (1939) — WriterSouth Sea Sweethearts (1938) — WriterMidnight Menace (1937) — Story