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Article: Scott, Ridley
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SCOTT, Ridley
Nationality:
English.
Born:
South Shields, County Durham, 1939.
Education:
Studied at West Hartlepool College of Art and at the Royal College of Art, London.
Family:
Married, three children.
Career:
Set designer, then director for BBC TV, including episodes of
Z-Cars
and
The Informer
, 1966
–
67; set up production company Ridley Scott Associates, directed close to 3,000 commercials, from
1967; directed first feature,
The Duellists
, 1977.
Awards:
Special Jury Prize, Cannes Festival, for
The Duellists
, 1977; Venice Film Festival Award for commercial work.
Films as Director:
- 1977
The Duellists
1979
Alien
1982
Blade Runner
1985
Legend
1987
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