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    Alan Parker. 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. After about ten years of filming adverts, many of which won awards for creativity, he began ...

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000570Alan Parker - IMDb

    Alan Parker (1944-2020) was a British director, writer and producer of acclaimed films such as Evita, Midnight Express and Mississippi Burning. IMDb provides his full credits, awards, trivia, photos, videos and more.

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  3. Alan Parker Director, Writer, Producer. Sir Alan Parker is a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, Evita, Fame, Birdy, Angel Heart and Angela’s Ashes. He was founding chairman of ...

  4. Director, writer, producer Alan Parker, born Islington, London, February 14th, 1944, began his career in advertising as a copywriter and graduated to writing and directing commercials where in the late 60’s he was one of a small group of British directors who revolutionized world advertising. In1980 he received the D&AD Gold President’s Award.

  5. Jun 3, 2024 · Alan Parker, British director, writer, and producer who worked in a wide range of genres; his notable films included Midnight Express (1978), Fame (1980), The Commitments (1991), and Evita (1996). He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1995, and he was awarded a knighthood in 2002.

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  6. A comprehensive list of films directed, written or produced by Alan Parker, a British filmmaker known for his diverse and acclaimed works. Browse his early shorts, musicals, dramas, thrillers and biopics from 1971 to 2003.

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  8. Jul 31, 2020 · Alan William Parker was born on Feb. 14, 1944, in the Islington district of London. He started his career as a copywriter and then moved into making television commercials.