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# Alexander Mackendrick

(1912–1993)   Film Director

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Alexander Mackendrick was a film director.

## Quick Facts About Alexander Mackendrick

Born September 8, 1912

Died December 22, 1993

Profession Film Director

## About Alexander Mackendrick

American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993)... \| Alexander Mackendrick was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from filmmaking to become an influential professor at the California Institute of the Arts.

##  Quotes by Alexander Mackendrick

> [Children are often better actors than adults because they have a greater capacity for believing in a situation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mackendrick/children-are-often-better-actors-than-adults-because-they-have-a/)

Alexander Mackendrick

[Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/alexander-mackendrick-66992_actor_children-are-often-better-actors-than-ad_1836207.jpg)

> [Nationality is a very curious thing. The blood is Scots and the temperament is Scots, but I am, in fact, 100% American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mackendrick/nationality-is-a-very-curious-thing-the-blood-is-scots-and-the/)

Alexander Mackendrick

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/alexander-mackendrick-66992_am_nationality-is-a-very-curious-thing-the_2084877.jpg)

> [The great directors managed to dissolve and disappear into the work. They make other people look good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mackendrick/the-great-directors-managed-to-dissolve-and-disappear-into-the-work/)

Alexander Mackendrick

[Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a15/alexander-mackendrick-66992_cinema_the-great-directors-managed-to-dissolve_2321194.jpg)

> [The best way to learn how to work with actors is to have had experience of trying to act yourself - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-mackendrick/the-best-way-to-learn-how-to-work-with-actors-is-to-have-had/)

Alexander Mackendrick

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/alexander-mackendrick-66992_act_the-best-way-to-learn-how-to-work-with-a_2670261.jpg)

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