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Stanley Kubrick Biography

Birth Place:
Bronx, New York, United States
Profession
Director, producer, writer

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)

Awards

  • 2000César Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1988Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 1987Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1977César Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1976Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1976BAFTA Film Awards-Best Direction: winner
  • 1976Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Drama: nominated
  • 1975Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1975National Board of Review-Best Director: winner
  • 1975Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1975Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 1975Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1973BAFTA Film Awards-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 1973BAFTA Film Awards-Best Direction: nominated
  • 1972Writers Guild Awards-Adapted Drama: nominated
  • 1972Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1971Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 1971Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1971Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1971Oscar-Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay): nominated
  • 1971New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
  • 1969BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 1969BAFTA Film Awards-United Nations Award: nominated
  • 1968Oscar-Best Writing (Story and Screenplay--written directly for the screen): nominated
  • 1968Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1968Oscar-Best Achievement in Visual Effects: winner
  • 1968Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1965BAFTA Film Awards-Best British Screenplay: nominated
  • 1965Writers Guild Awards-Comedy: winner
  • 1964New York Film Critics Circle-Best Director: winner
  • 1964Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium): nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 1964Oscar-Best Achievement in Directing: nominated
  • 1963Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1962Directors Guild of America Awards-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film: nominated
  • 1961BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film and British Film: nominated
  • 1961Golden Globe-Best Director - Motion Picture: nominated
  • 1958Writers Guild Awards-Drama: nominated

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