British director Alan Parker, who directed “Midnight Express”, “Bugsy Malone” or “Fame”, died this Friday at the age of 76, his family announced.
Born in London on February 14, 1944, Alan Parker, whose filmography also includes “Mississippi Burning”, “Evita” and “The Commitments”, succumbed to a “long illness”, according to a spokesperson appointed by his family.
As the newspaper reports The world, the films of the British director died “will have won 10 Oscars and 19 Bafta”.
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