Alexander Mackendrick (September 8, 1912 – December 22, 1993) was an American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter. He directed nine feature films between 1949 and 1967, before retiring from filmmaking to become an influential professor at the California Institute of the Arts. Born to Scottish immigrant parents in Boston, he was raised in Glasgow from the age of 6. He began making television commercials before moving into post-production editing and directing films, most notably for Ealing Studios where his films include Whisky Galore! (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951) - which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay, The Maggie (1954), and The Ladykillers (1955). In 1957, Mackendrick directed his first American film Sweet Smell of Success, which was a critical and commercial success. However, his directing career declined throughout the following decade, and he was fired or replaced from several projects, owing in part to his perfectionist approach to filmmaking. Mackendrick retired from directing in the late 1960's after completing A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) and Don't Make Waves (1967), becoming the founding Dean (and later a Professor) of the CalArts School of Film/Video. 알렉산더 맥켄드릭(1912년생, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 The Defenders, 성공의 달콤한 향기, 레이디킬러스가 있으며, 그 외에도 Don't Make Waves, 흰 양복의 사나이, A High Wind in Jamaica, 맨디, 위스키를 가득히!, 더 매기, Sammy Going South, Contraries 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2017년 로건 제작에 참여했다. 2007년 3:10 투 유마 제작에 참여했다. 2004년 Mackendrick on Film에 출연했다.