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Alexander Mackendrick (1912-1993)

Alias:
알렉산더 맥켄드릭

Birthplace:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Born:
September 8, 1912

Died:
December 22, 1993

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alexander Mackendrick was a Scottish-American director and teacher.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Director:
1943  Contraries
1949  Whisky Galore!
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Screenplay:
1943  Contraries
1949  Whisky Galore!
1950  Dance Hall
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Script Consultant:
1943  Contraries
1948  Robinson Charley
1949  Whisky Galore!
1950  Dance Hall
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1958  Fanfare
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Story:
1937  Midnight Menace
1943  Contraries
1948  Robinson Charley
1949  Whisky Galore!
1950  Dance Hall
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1958  Fanfare
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad

Thanks:
1937  Midnight Menace
1943  Contraries
1948  Robinson Charley
1949  Whisky Galore!
1950  Dance Hall
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1958  Fanfare
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
2007  3:10 to Yuma
2017  Logan

Writer:
1937  Midnight Menace
1938  South Sea Sweethearts
1939  Love on the Range
1943  Abu and the Poisoned Well
1943  Abu's Dungeon
1943  Contraries
1948  Robinson Charley
1948  Saraband for Dead Lovers
1949  Whisky Galore!
1950  Dance Hall
1951  The Man in the White Suit
1952  Mandy
1954  The 'Maggie'
1955  The Ladykillers
1957  Sweet Smell of Success
1958  Fanfare
1963  Sammy Going South
1965  A High Wind in Jamaica
1967  Don't Make Waves
1967  Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
2004  Mackendrick on Film
2007  3:10 to Yuma
2017  Logan

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TV Production

Director:
1961  The Defenders

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