SIR ALAN PARKER. His films have won 19 BAFTA awards, 10 Golden Globes and 10 Oscars. He was awarded the CBE for his services to the British film industry. He is a Founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain. In February 2013 he received the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the highest honour the British Film Academy can give a filmmaker. He has made 14 international feature films: including: Bugsy Malone (1976) Midnight Express (1978) Fame (1980) Shoot the Moon (1982) Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1982) Birdy (1984) Angel Heart (1987) Mississippi Burning (1988) Come See the Paradise (1990) The Commitments (1991) The Road To Wellville (1994) Evita (1996) Angela’s Ashes (1999) and The Life of David Gale (2003). He wrote the Introduction to my biography of Procol Harum in 2012 and on 08.10.2013 came in to speak exclusively on ‘Wanted’ on Resonance 104.4 fm London. Henry Scott-Irvine Producer-Presenter.Photo Jerry Tremaine.*8 sec audio glitch in the Beatles song? [Repost it here]
