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| Kubrick had a background in photography and was well known as a perfectionist on set. He moved to ] in the early 1960s to make '']'' and | Kubrick had a background in photography and was well known as a perfectionist on set. He moved to ] in the early 1960s to make '']'' and | ||
| lived there for the rest of his life. He owned Childwickbury Manor |
lived there for the rest of his life. He owned and resided at Childwickbury Manor in the district of ]. Much of the filming of his later movies involved careful reproduction of foreign locations, e.g., scenes in '']'' were filmed at Beckton Gasworks. He was sometimes described as a recluse, but people who know him have said that he spent much of his time in the company of others, while conducting his film work. | ||
| Much of the filming of his later movies involved careful reproduction of foreign locations, e.g., scenes in '']'' were filmed at Beckton Gasworks. | |||
| Kubrick died before filming on his last project, AI, began. | Kubrick died before filming on his last project, AI, began. | ||
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Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 - March 7, 1999) was an American film director born in New York.
Kubrick had a background in photography and was well known as a perfectionist on set. He moved to England in the early 1960s to make Lolita and lived there for the rest of his life. He owned and resided at Childwickbury Manor in the district of St Albans. Much of the filming of his later movies involved careful reproduction of foreign locations, e.g., scenes in Full Metal Jacket were filmed at Beckton Gasworks. He was sometimes described as a recluse, but people who know him have said that he spent much of his time in the company of others, while conducting his film work.
Kubrick died before filming on his last project, AI, began.
His Movies:
- Fear and Desire (1953)
- Killers Kiss (1955)
- The Killing (1956)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Spartacus (1960)
- Lolita (1962)
- Dr. Strangelove or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1963)
- 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
- The Shining (1980)
- Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- AI (masterplan and storyboard)