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Alexander Mackendrick | |
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| Born | September 8, 1912 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | December 22, 1993 (aged 81) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Spouse(s) | Eileen Ashcroft (1934–1943) Hilary Lloyd (1948–1993) |
Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) 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).
After his first American film Sweet Smell of Success (1957), his career as a director declined and he became Dean of the CalArts School of Film/Video in California. He was the cousin of Scottish writer Roger MacDougall.[1]
- ^ "Mackendrick, Alexander (1912–1993)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52240. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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