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Stanley Kubrick

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Stanley Kubrick: Biography

  • Birth Place: Bronx, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/26/1928, Leo
  • Date of Death: 03/07/1999
  • Profession: Director; producer; writer
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Stanley Kubrick Fast Facts:
  • Was a teenage chess prodigy who won money playing matches.
  • Hired as a staff photographer by Look magazine at age 17.
  • Began his career as a director by helming two short films in 1951–Day of the Flight and Flying Padre. 
  • Moved to London to shoot Lolita because Peter Sellers was unable to leave the country; Kubrick ended up living in England for the rest of his life.
  • Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Direction for four straight movies–Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Barry Lyndon (1975).  He lost all four times.
  • Renowned for his perfectionism and slow shooting method; Guinness Book of World Records states he made Shelley Duvall do 127 retakes for a scene in The Shining (1980).
  • Steven Spielberg dedicated A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) to Kubrick, who worked on the script and was planning to direct before his death.
  • Made just 13 features in 46 years, but three are on the AFI list of 100 Greatest American Movies.
  • Portrayed by Stanley Tucci in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004).
  • Stanley Kubrick Relationships:
  • Anya Kubrick - Daughter
  • Christiane Kubrick - Wife
  • Gertrude Kubrick - Mother
  • Jacques Kubrick - Father
  • Katharina Kubrick Hobbs - Stepdaughter
  • Ruth Sobotka - Ex-wife
  • Toba Metz - Ex-wife
  • Vivian Kubrick - Daughter
  • Stanley Kubrick Awards:
  • 1961 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1963 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1972 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1976 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Achievement in Visual Effects - Winner
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1964 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen) - Nominee
  • 1960 BAFTA Awards: Best Film and British Film - Nominee
  • 1964 BAFTA Awards: Best British Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1968 BAFTA Awards: United Nations Award - Nominee
  • 1968 BAFTA Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1972 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Nominee
  • 1972 BAFTA Awards: Best Screenplay - Nominee
  • 1975 BAFTA Awards: Best Direction - Winner
  • 1977 César Awards: Best Foreign Film - Nominee
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