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Author Description Alexander Mackendrick was an American-Scottish director and professor. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and later moved to Scotland. He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include <i>Whisky Galore!</i> (1949), <i>The Man in the White Suit</i> (1951), <i>The Maggie</i> (1954), and <i>The Ladykillers</i> (1955).<br /><br />After his first American film <i>Sweet Smell of Success</i> (1957), his career as a director declined and he became Dean of the CalArts School of Film/Video in California. He was the cousin of the Scottish writer Roger MacDougall.

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