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Sir Alan William Parker CBE (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements.
Jul 31, 2020 · Alan Parker, who has died at the age of 76, was one of Britain's most revered directors. His filmography spanned genres from thrillers and comedies to musicals and wartime dramas. Here are some...
Jul 31, 2020 · Sir Alan Parker, the acclaimed British director of such films as Fame, Evita and Bugsy Malone, has died aged 76. The double Oscar nominee's many other credits include Midnight Express,...
Jul 31, 2020 · Alan Parker, who has died at the age of 76, was one of Britain's most revered directors. His filmography spanned genres from thrillers and comedies to musicals and wartime dramas.
Alan Parker. Director: Evita. The son of Elsie Ellen, a dressmaker, and William Leslie Parker, a house painter, Alan Parker was a London advertising copywriter in the 1960s and early 1970s with Collett Dickenson Pearce (CDP), an ad agency.
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Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944, Islington, London, England—died July 31, 2020, London) was a British director, writer, and producer who worked in a wide range of genres; his notable films included Midnight Express (1978) and Fame (1980).
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Aug 1, 2020 · Sir Alan Parker (1944-2020) Remembering Alan Parker, former BFI Chairman and the great British director behind Bugsy Malone, The Commitments and Evita, who has died aged 76. 1 August 2020.