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	Alexander Mackendrick
		Mackendrick was born in Boston in 1912 to Scottish immigrant parents.
		Mackendrick’s films come across as a sort of cross between the clinical class-conscious dramas of Joseph Losey and the sharp, funny satire of Richard Lester.
		Mackendrick managed to avoid any sentimentality in the subject, crafting a genuinely moving and compassionate film which centred on the attempts at teaching Mandy to communicate.
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	Alexander Mackendrick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		When MacKendrick was six, his father fell victim to the influenza pandemic that swept the world just after World War I.
		After The Sweet Smell of Success, MacKendrick went back to England to make his second HHL film, The Devil’s Disciple in 1959, but he was fired only a month into production due to lingering tension from their first project together.
		Due to severe emphysema, MacKendrick was unable to go home to Europe during much of his time at the college.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alexander_Mackendrick (884 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick - Films as Director:, Other Films:
		For behind the comedies that Mackendrick made for Ealing can be detected a mordant humor, a pessimism, and even an instinct for cruelty that sets them apart from the gentle sentimentality of their stablemates (Hamer's Kind Hearts and Coronets always excepted).
		As so often with Mackendrick's characters, they are doomed by their lack of perception; trapped, like the deaf heroine of Mandy, in a private world, they see only what they expect to see.
		Mackendrick established a reputation as an exacting and perfectionist director, bringing to his films a visual acuteness and a flair for complex fluid composition to support the tight dramatic structure.
	www.filmreference.com /Directors-Lu-Mi/Mackendrick-Alexander.html (791 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick
		Alexander Mackendrick was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1912 and grew up in Glasgow, Scotland.
		Sidney, Mackendrick emphasized, is not “pure” (3), and is as devious and self-interested as the industry men who try to stop him.
		Mackendrick's impact at the school is extensive, and his teachings are as lucid and insightful as contemporary and fellow teacher Nicholas Ray.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/directors/03/mackendrick.html (4804 words)

	Sweet Smell of Success - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was directed by Alexander Mackendrick and produced by James Hill, with Tony Curtis, Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster as executive producers.
		The screenplay was by Clifford Odets, Ernest Lehman and Alexander Mackendrick from the novelette by Lehman.
		Mackendrick shot the film in 1957 and was scared the entire time because Hecht-Hill-Lancaster had a reputation for firing their directors for any or even no reason at all.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweet_Smell_of_Success (1396 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Mackendrick's ability to elicit outstanding performances from his actors, particularly children, is displayed in the wonderful study of the teaching of a deaf girl, CRASH OF SILENCE (1953) / MANDY and in the lesser but enjoyable adventure saga, A HIGH WIND IN JAMAICA (1965).
		In 1969 Mackendrick was appointed Dean of the Film and Video Department at the California Institute of the Arts, an institution with which he remained affiliated for many years.
		Although his small output is unfortunate given his high batting average, Mackendrick enjoyed a distinguished career in education, continuing his teaching work even after he gave up his deanship.
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	screenonline: Mackendrick, Alexander (1912-1993) Biography
		was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 8 September 1912, the only child of a shipbuilding draughtsman and civil engineer, Francis Robert Mackendrick, and his wife Martha, who had migrated to the USA from their native Glasgow in the previous year.
		Sinyard, Neil, 'Ealing Studios and Alexander Mackendrick', in Boris Ford (ed.) The Cambridge Guide to the Arts in Britain, Volume 9: Since the Second World War (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988), pp.
		Alexander Mackendrick's film of a young boy's epic journey across Africa
	www.screenonline.org.uk /people/id/447947 (1629 words)

	Amazon.ca: On Film Making: Books: Alexander Mackendrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		At the core of Mackendrick's lessons lay a deceptively simple goal: to teach aspiring filmmakers how to structure and write the stories they want to tell, while using the devices particular to the medium of film to tell their stories effectively.
		In this impressive volume, edited by Paul Cronin, the myriad materials that made Mackendrick's reputation as an instructor are collected for the first time, offering a chance for professionals as well as students to discover a methodology of filmmaking that is challenging yet refreshing in its clarity.
		Alexander Mackendrick directed several films, including The Man in the White Suit, which earned him an Oscar Nomination for Screenwriting.
	www.amazon.ca /Film-Making-Alexander-Mackendrick/dp/0571211259 (370 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick Biography :: Hollywood.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was followed by several other sharply observed, often darkly satirical comedies, such as the brilliant "The Man in the White Suit" (1951) and the equally memorable "The Ladykillers" (1955), both starring Alec Guinness and both superb examples of the dry, adult, yet farcical Ealing style.
		Mackendrick's ability to elicit outstanding performances from his actors, particularly children, is displayed in the wonderful study of the teaching of a deaf girl, "Mandy/Crash of Silence" (1952) and in the lesser but enjoyable adventure saga, "A High Wind in Jamaica" (1965).
		Although his small output of nine features is unfortunate given his unusually high batting average, Mackendrick enjoyed a distinguished career in education, continuing his teaching work even after he gave up his term as dean.
	www.hollywood.com /celebs/fulldetail/id/193876 (864 words)

	erasing clouds book review: alexander mackendrick, on film-making
		Director Alexander Mackendrick is not a household name to many cinema lovers, including this reviewer, but he helmed a string of impressive films during the '50s and '60s.
		In 1969, Mackendrick accepted the position as Dean of the Film and Video School at the California Institute of Arts and moved into the academic setting.
		This essay offers another example of my overall impression of this book, which succeeds as a film-school textbook but is not the best choice for the everyday movie lover.
	www.erasingclouds.com /wk3805mackendrick.html (447 words)

	MoMA.org \| Exhibitions Schedule \| Film & Media \| 2005 \| Alexander Mackendrick: Auteur and Academic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Alexander Mackendrick (1912–1993) occupies a unique position in film history.
		After distinguishing himself as a director of nine films, Mackendrick made a midcareer move into teaching filmmaking, becoming Dean of the School of Film/Video at the California Institute of the Arts.
		Mackendrick’s classic fl heist comedy, which marked a high point for Ealing Studios.
	www.moma.org /exhibitions/film_media/2005/mackendrick.html (525 words)

	Overview of Alexander Mackendrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The only child of Scottish parents, Mackendrick was born in Boston (USA) but in 1919 moved to Glasgow after the death of his father where he was raised by his grandfather.
		This was followed by a series of other classics, including The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Maggie (1954), also set in Scotland, The Ladykillers (1955) and, his first for Holywood, Sweet Smell of Success (1957).
		Mackendrick was appointed Dean of the Film Department of the California Institute of the Arts in 1969.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk:81 /scotgaz/people/famousfirst2886.html (179 words)

	The Sticking Place Film - Mackendrick on Film (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Devoid of obscurantism, concentrating on the practical and tangible rather than abstract concepts of cinema as 'art, ' they reveal that Mackendrick had the talent not only to make films, but also to articulate with clarity and insight what that process involved.
		Mackendrick on Film is an educational project constructed around the film teachings of legendary pedagogue Alexander Mackendrick.
		I can easily imagine a college without a film program building a curriculum around these writings.' Mackendrick on Film would be an integral component of such a curriculum, as students will be able to see and hear Mackendrick discuss many of the concepts he articulates in detail throughout his book.
	www.thestickingplace.com /film/mackendrick.html (215 words)

	The Sticking Place Books - Published Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Alexander Mackendrick, edited by Paul Cronin, with a
		Here for Mackendrick's artwork for one of his unrealised projects.
		'Mackendrick had a gift for lucidity of thought and language that helped to demystify film-making while retaining a sense of its magic and wonder.
	www.thestickingplace.com /books/index.html (404 words)

	Mackendrick, Alexander - MSN Encarta
		Mackendrick, Alexander (1912–1993), American-born Scottish feature-film director and teacher.
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	Alexander MacKendrick - Moviefone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad
		Alexander Mackendrick on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more...
		Alexander MacKendrick - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Alexander MacKendrick Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
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	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - (1956)-Alexander Mackendrick's THE LADYKILLERS is still funny after all these years!!
		Rotten Tomatoes Forums - (1956)-Alexander Mackendrick's THE LADYKILLERS is still funny after all these years!!
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	The Lot of a Great Scot
		Movie director Alexander Mackendrick began as a screenwriter, but moved his way up and made nine films, including The Man in the White Suit and The Ladykillers.
		Biography of Alexander Mackendrick on British Film Institute's screenonline.org
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	Media Nugget : The Ladykillers : Alexander Mackendrick
		Director Mackendrick combines William Rose's understated script with an ensemble that includes a sinister Alec Guinness and a baby-faced Peter Sellers.
		The result is a delightfully dark comedy of errors with a gang of bank robbers posing as a string quintet and their doting landlady unwittingly helping them move their loot.
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	www.medianugget.com /2000/03/the_ladykillers.html (119 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick
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	Textbooks by Alexander Mackendrick - Direct Textbook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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		On Film-making: An Introduction to the Craft of the Director by Alexander Mackendrick
		ISBN 0571211259 - EAN 9780571211258 - Sell ISBN 0571211259
	www.directtextbook.com /author/alexander-mackendrick (108 words)

	Alexander Mackendrick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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	Whisky à gogo, 1949, Alexander Mackendrick - CinéCritiques
		Whisky à gogo, 1949, Alexander Mackendrick - CinéCritiques
		L’un de ses plus talentueux représentants, c’est Alexander Mackendrick avec des films comme Tueurs de dames ou L’homme au complet blanc.
		Avec des histoires à dormir debout et un humour irrésistible, ces films assument complètement leur rôle de comédie sans autre prétention que de nous faire rire, mais tout de même avec classe et talent.
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