"Director Nick Murphy described Sir Alan as a "huge talent" in a tweet, writing: "Alan Parker made so many wonderful movies. The movie, relentlessly directed by Parker, graphically depicted how Hayes (Brad Davis) was beaten up and tortured in prison. Some of his attitudes derived from his working-class upbringing and the battles he had to advance himself. Oscar and BAFTA winner Sir Alan Parker, who directed films including Bugsy Malone, Fame and Evita, has died aged 76. Sir 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. He is survived by his second wife, Lisa (nee Moran), whom he married in 2001, their son, Henry, four children, Lucy, Alexander, Jake and Nathan, from his first marriage, and seven grandchildren. In 2013, Alan Parker, who has died aged 76, received the Bafta fellowship award “in recognition of outstanding achievement in the art forms of the moving image”.
“Something wonderful is happening to me, mama,” says one of the budding stars. Parker was praised for his energetic style, his keen visual sense and his storytelling skills, and for resuscitating the movie musical. As I'm sure you know. The British film director Sir Alan Parker, whose film ranged from children’s gangster pastiche Bugsy Malone to epic musical Evita, has died after a long illness at the age of 76. “The great thing about advertising, from a British point of view, is that it didn’t have a kind of class distinction as other jobs had,” Parker recalled. The filmmaker died on … British film director, producer and writer Alan Parker poses with his BAFTA fellowship award during the annual BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 10, 2013. Director Sir Alan Parker, whose work included Bugsy Malone and Midnight Express, has died aged 76. Award-winning film director whose eclectic oeuvre included Midnight Express, Bugsy Malone, Angel Heart and Evita. Parker’s unbroken run of box-office winners was halted temporarily by The Road to Wellville (1994), a hit-and-miss satire about the health crazes at the turn of the 20th century, mainly perpetrated by Dr John Harvey Kellogg (Anthony Hopkins fitted with large buck teeth), he of cornflakes fame.Parker had another success with Evita (1996), adapted from the Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber stage hit. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.LEGENDARY film director Sir Alan Parker has died aged 76.The Hollywood legend directed films including Bugsy Malone, Midnight Express and Evita.A statement from a spokeswoman sent on behalf of the family, said Sir Alan had died on Friday morning "following a lengthy illness".Film director David Puttnam paid tribute: "Alan was my oldest and closest friend, I was always in awe of his talent.
Sir Alan received the Bafta Academy Fellowship Award, the body’s highest honour, in 2013. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Scott Baio (L), Parker and Florrie Dugger on the set of Bugsy MaloneSir Alan Parker was awarded the French Cultural Honor "Officier des Arts et Lettres" in 2005Parker directed hit movies such as Midnight Express, Evita and Angela's AshesMadonna arrives in Buenos Aires with Parker while preparing for her role in Evita Sir Alan Parker obituary. "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, which hands out the Oscars, said on Twitter: "From Fame to Midnight Express, two-time Oscar nominee Alan Parker was a chameleon.