Alan Parker was an English filmmaker, born February 14, 1944 and died July 31, 2020 of undisclosed causes.  He began his career filming advertisements, later writing scripts and directing films.

Parker’s output was not prolific, only nineteen films between 1974 and 2003.  But what he lacked in quantity he made up for in quality.  A partial list of his output includes:

• “Bugsy Malone” (1976, a gangster spoof with whipped cream guns)
• “Midnight Express” (1978, multiple oscar nominations and one win)
• “Fame” (1980)
• “Pink Floyd, The Wall” (1982)
• “Mississippi Burning” (1988)
• “The Commitments” (1991)
• “Evita” (1996)