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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Chris Owen to Bernadette Peters
Alan Parker Biography (1944-)
Full name, Alan William Parker; born February 14, 1944, in Islington, London,England; son of William Leslie (a house painter) and Elsie Ellen (a dressmaker) Parker; married Annie Inglis, July 30, 1966 (divorced, January 6, 1992);married Lisa Moran (a producer); children: (first marriage) Lucy Kate, Alexander James, Jake William, Nathan Charles. Addresses: Agent: Michael Wimer, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, writer, actor, executive
- Birth Details
- February 14, 1944
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Our Cissy (short film), 1973
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Footsteps (short film), 1973
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No Hard Feelings, released theatrically, 1973, broadcast on television, BBC (England), 1976
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Bugsy Malone, Paramount, 1976
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Midnight Express, Columbia, 1978
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Fame, United Artists, 1980
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Shoot the Moon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
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Pink Floyd: The Wall (also known as The Wall), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
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Birdy, TriStar, 1984
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Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987
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Mississippi Burning, Orion, 1988
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Come See the Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
- (And producer) The Commitments, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- (And producer, with Armyan Bernstein and Robert F. Colesberry) The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994
- (And producer; also music producer and music conductor, with others) Evita, Buena Vista, 1996
- (And producer) Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999
- (And producer) The Life of David Gale, Universal, 2003
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Film Work
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Other
- Music conductor, Jaws 3-D, Universal, 1983
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Film Appearances
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Fortunata y Jacinta, Brepi Films, 1969
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Consigna: Matar al comandante en jefe (also known as Commando di spie), Italica Film, 1970
- Himself, On Location with: FAME, 1980
- Eejit record producer, The Commitments, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
- Tormented film director, Evita, Buena Vista, 1996
- Dr. Campbell, Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999
- Partygoer, The Life of David Gale, Universal, 2003
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Television Director
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The Evacuees (movie), BBC (England), 1976
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The Turnip Head's Guide to British Cinema (special), Thames Television (England), 1986
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Television Appearances
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Specials
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The Making of "Midnight Express," 1977
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A Personal History of British Cinema by Stephen Frears (also knownas Typically British!), [England], 1994
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The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Channel 4 (England), 2000
- Interviewee, It's Black Entertainment, Showtime, 2000
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, Cinemax, 2001
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Fading Images, 2001
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There's Only One Madonna, BBC (England), 2001
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The Inside Reel: Digital Filmmaking, PBS, 2001
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Episodic
- "The Entertainment Business," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 1998
- "The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money," Arena, Bravo, 2000
- "New Years Compilation," I Love 1980's, BBC2 (England), 2001
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Sen kvaell med Luuk, TV4 (Sweden), 2003
- Also appeared in an episode of Whatever Happened to ... Clement and LaFrenais?
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, 100 Years of Horror: Witchcraft and Demons, 1996
- Director of music videos, including "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "YouMust Love Me," both by Madonna, 1996.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Melody (also known as S.W.A.L.K.), Levitt-Pickman, 1971
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Our Cissy (short film), 1973
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Footsteps (short film), 1973
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No Hard Feelings, released theatrically, 1976, broadcast on television, BBC (England), 1976
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Bugsy Malone, Paramount, 1976, published by Bantam Books, 1976
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Angel Heart, TriStar, 1987
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Come See the Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
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The Road to Wellville (based on the novel by T. Coraghessan Boyle), Columbia, 1994
- (With Oliver Stone) Evita (based on the stage musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice), Buena Vista, 1996
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Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999
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Film Music
- Score, Jaws 3-D, Universal, 1983
- Lyrics, "Jack's Theatre Song," Come See the Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
- "Kaiser Bill," Angela's Ashes, Paramount, 1999
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Television Music
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Rhodes (miniseries), BBC (England), then PBS, 1997
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Bomber, 2000
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Books
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Puddles in the Lane (fiction), G. Whizzard Publications, 1977
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Hares in the Gate (cartoons), 1983
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A Filmmaker's Diary, 1984
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The Making of Evita, introduction by Madonna, photographs from thefilm by David Appleby, Collins Publishers, 1996
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Other
- Contributor of articles and cartoons to periodicals, including American Cinematographer,
American Film,
Cineaste,
Films and Filming,
Literature/Film Quarterly, and Sight and Sound.
Further Reference
ADAPTATIONS
- The 1982 television series Fame was based on Parker's screenplay.
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996
Periodicals
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American Film, September, 1990
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Campaign, September 18, 1998, p. S25
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Empire, October, 1997, pp. 20-21, 88
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Premiere, September, 1991
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