Ridley Scott

Nationality:
English
Birthdate:
11/30/1937
Birthplace:
South Shields Northumberland, England
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Despite waiting until he was almost 40 years old to make his first film, Ridley Scott quickly became one of the most prolific and respected directors working in Hollywood. His reputation for being a curmudgeon on set notwithstanding, Scott was placed in the upper echelon of his peers, thanks to early classics like “Alien” (1979) and “Blade Runner” (1982). He did, however, suffer unusually long periods of lackluster films, particularly following the rousing success of his revisionist take on the buddy road movie, “Thelma and Louise” (1991). Most directors would have wilted under the crushing Continued
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First short film, "Boy on Bicycle" shot during attendence at Royal College of Art; starred brother Tony and their father
 
Spent one year in USA on scholarship from Royal College of Art; worked at Time-Life, Inc., with Richard Leacock and D A Pennebaker
 
Joined BBC-TV as production designer; soon promoted to director
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Directed episodes of "Z Cars," a popular crime docudrama series
 
Formed Ridley Scott Associates, a commercial production company; directed over 2,000 commercials in ten years; served as managing director
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Feature directorial debut, the period drama "The Duellists"
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