Stanley Kubrick Biography jamie ward

      

   Born: July 26

   New York City

   Died: March 7 1999
   Nationality: American

   Religion: Jewish

Occupation: Director, Producer, Screenwriter,
Cinematographer, Editor

Most Famous Kubrick Films:

‘Spartacus’ (1960)

‘A Space Odyssey’ (1968)
‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1971)

‘The Shining’ (1980)

‘Full Metal Jacket’ (1987)

Stanley Kubrick is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in history. His films described as ‘dazzling’ were often adaptations of Novels or short stories, he was renowned for his unique cinematography. Kubrick’s films covered a variety of genres, including war, crime, romantic and black comedies, horror, epic and science fiction.

After living in NYC as a photographer he began to make movies on shoestring budgets before his Hollywood blockbuster of ‘Spartacus’. Despite some of his films being regarded as controversial they are today described as masterpieces placing Kubrick in the top 5 film directors of all time along with Quentin Tarantino, Steven Spielberg, Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese.  Kubrick Won 1 Oscar along with 40 other awards and 49 other nominations before his death in 1999.