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John Mackenzie
Born
John Leonard Duncan MacKenzie
(1928-05-22 ) 22 May 1928
Died 8 June 2011(2011-06-08) (aged 83 )
London, England, UK
Nationality Scottish Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation Film director Years active 1966–2009
John Leonard Duncan Mackenzie (22 May 1928 – 8 June 2011)[1] was a Scottish film director who worked in British film from the late 1960s, first as an assistant director and later as an independent director himself.[2]
Early life [ edit ]
Mackenzie was born in Edinburgh , where he attended Holy Cross Academy . He studied history at the University of Edinburgh .[3] He studied drama and joined Edinburgh's Gateway Theatre Company .[3] He worked as a teacher and moved to London in 1960.[3]
Early career [ edit ]
He began his career with Ken Loach , acting as the latter's assistant director on such works as Up the Junction (1965) and Cathy Come Home (1966).[4] This training allowed Mackenzie to begin a move into directing himself, as well as teaching him the skills of working on location with non-professional, local actors to a tight budget and schedule.
Directing, film and television [ edit ]
Initially, Mackenzie worked on television plays, following his apprenticeship with Loach.[5] During this period he directed episodes of The Jazz Age and ITV Saturday Night Theatre . His first film was the television drama There Is Also Tomorrow (1969), followed by two feature films One Brief Summer (1970) and Unman, Wittering and Zigo , an adaptation of Giles Cooper 's radio play (1971).[6] Mackenzie still largely worked for television, aside from the independent production Made (1972), until in 1979 he directed the highly acclaimed A Sense of Freedom , a BAFTA -nominated film (released on television in the US in 1985).[5] Freedom was surpassed, however, by Mackenzie's next film, the gangster piece The Long Good Friday , generally accepted as his masterpiece.[5]
The Long Good Friday , starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren , opened up opportunities to work in the United States. The Honorary Consul was adapted from Graham Greene 's novel by Christopher Hampton . Also released as Beyond the Limit , the film re-united Mackenzie with Hoskins, as well as giving him the chance to direct Michael Caine and Richard Gere . Mackenzie's other films of this period include The Innocent (1985) and The Fourth Protocol (1987).
The greatest success that Mackenzie enjoyed in his American period was Ruby (1992),[2] a biopic of Jack Ruby , the Texan nightclub owner who assassinated Lee Harvey Oswald . Ruby starred Academy Award -nominated Danny Aiello and Twin Peaks actor Sherilyn Fenn .[7]
Another film of this period was The Last of the Finest , a UK-US thriller starring Brian Dennehy . Mackenzie returned to the UK in 1993.[8] He later directed films such as Deadly Voyage (1996) and When the Sky Falls (2000).[2]
Mackenzie died following a stroke on 8 June 2011, some three weeks after his 83rd birthday.[1] He is survived by his three daughters (Colyn, Katherine and Rebecca) by Wendy Marshall, whom he married in 1956 and who predeceased him.[3]
Filmography [ edit ]
As Assistant Director
As Director: Film
As Director: Television
The Wednesday Play : Voices in the Park BBC (1967, lost)
The Wednesday Play : The Profile of a Gentleman BBC (1967, partially lost)
The Wednesday Play : Mrs. Lawrence Will Look After It BBC (1968)
The Wednesday Play : There Is Also Tomorrow BBC (1969, lost)
Play for Today : There Is Also Tomorrow BBC (1971)
Go for Gold BBC (1973)
Play for Today : Shutdown BBC (1973)
Play for Today : The Cheviot, the Stag, and the Black Black Oil BBC (1974)
Play for Today : Taking Leave BBC (1974)
Play for Today : Just Another Saturday BBC (1975) Prix Italia Winner Best Drama.
Play for Today : A Passage to England BBC (1975)
Play for Today : Double Dare BBC (1976)
Play for Today : Red Shift BBC (1977)
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d "Telegraph obituary" . The Daily Telegraph. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2015 .
^ "BFI Screenonline: Mackenzie, John (1932–2011) Biography" . www.screenonline.org.uk .
^ a b c "John Mackenzie obituary" . the Guardian . 12 June 2011.
^ "John Mackenzie" . BFI . Archived from the original on 23 May 2016.
^ Canby, Vincent . "Ruby (1992) Review/Film: Ruby; Annals of an Assassin's Assassin" . The New York Times .
^ "John Mackenzie" . 13 June 2011. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 18 January 2019 .
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