Fletcher said Parker “was one of the great, diverse, eclectic and original British filmmakers of his generation and my personal directing hero.”Fellow British filmmaker David Puttnam said Parker “was my oldest and closest friend — I was always in awe of his talent. All market data delayed 20 minutes. (AP Photo/Daniel Muzio, File) He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, and in 2013 received the British film academy's highest honor, the BAFTA Fellowship.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences tweeted: “From Fame to Midnight Express, two-time Oscar nominee Alan Parker was a chameleon.
Alan Parker, a successful and sometimes surprising filmmaker whose diverse output includes “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express,” and “Evita,” has died at 76, his family said.
It won two Oscars — including one for Oliver Stone's script — and gained Parker the first of two best-director nominations.Parker ranged widely across subjects and genres. "Everybody's who's ever worked with me knows I fight for our right to make our movie the way we want to do it." We saved you a spot. We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. All market data delayed 20 minutes. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC.
I would recommend reading the Silent Killer. My life and those of many others who loved and respected him will never be the same again. Parker was best known for directing classic films including Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express, Mississippi Burning and The Commitments, as well as big-budget movie Evita which starred Madonna as Eva Peron. Alan Parker dead: How did Midnight Express and Evita director Sir Alan Parker die? Come sit with us by the Campfire!
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(Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for Lyric Hammersmith) Check out what's clicking today in entertainment.A Briton who became a Hollywood heavyweight, Parker also directed “Fame,” “The Commitments and “Mississippi Burning.” Together his movies won 10 Academy Awards and 19 British Academy Film Awards.The director's family said he died Friday in London after a long illness.Parker was born in London on Feb. 14, 1944, and, like many other aspiring British directors of his generation, including Ridley Scott and Adrian Lyne, began his career in advertising as a copywriter and director of commercials. FILE - British actor Jonathan Pryce, from left, American actress-singer Madonna and Spanish actor Antonio Banderas appear at a news conference about the musical film "Evita" with British director Alan Parker in Buenos Aires on Feb. 6, 1996.