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Alexander Walker (23 March 1930 – 15 July 2003) was a film critic, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Queen's University, Belfast, the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and the University of Michigan,〔(Obituary:Alexander Walker ) The Guardian,16 July 2003.Retrieved 15 March 2012.〕 and worked for the ''Birmingham Post'' in the 1950s, before becoming film critic of the London ''Evening Standard'' in 1960, a role he retained until his death in 2003. He was a highly influential figure within the film industry, and also wrote a number of books including one on Stanley Kubrick, a history of the impact made on Hollywood by the rise of the talkies (''The Shattered Silents'') and a biography of Elizabeth Taylor. His most extensive work is a history of British cinema, spread over three books: ''Hollywood England'', ''National Heroes'' and ''Icons in the Fire''. He assembled a collection of more than 200 drawings and prints by modern artists, which were bequeathed to the British Museum upon his death in 2003. In 1968, he was a member of the jury at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival. He is portrayed by Tim Jahn in a film, ''The Tony Blair Witch Project'' (2000).(), and in the satirical sketch show Not The Nine O'Clock News by Mel Smith. ==Books== *''Double Takes'' - notes and afterthoughts on the movies 1956-1976, Elm Tree Books 1977 *His history of British Film: * *''Hollywood UK'' – The British Film Industry in the 1960s, New York, Stein and Day 1974 * *''National Heroes'' – British Cinema in the 70s and 80s, London: Harrap 1985 * *''Icons in the Fire – the rise and fall of almost everybody in the British film industry 1984-2000'', London, Orion Books 2004 *''Stanley Kubrick - Director'', Norton 1999 *''Audrey - her real story'', St. Martin's Press 1995 *''Bette Davis – a celebration'', New York: Applause Theatre Books, 1998 *''Dietrich'', New York: Harper and Row 1984 *''The Celluloid Sacrifice – aspects of sex in the movies'', London: Joseph 1966 *''Elizabeth - The Life of Elizabeth Taylor'', Weidenfeld 1991 *''Garbo - A portrait'', Macmillan 1980 *''Fatal Charm – The Life of Rex Harrison'', St. Martin's Press 1993 *''Joan Crawford - the ultimate star'', Harper and Row 1983 *''It's only a movie, Ingrid'' – encounters on and off the screen, London, Headline 1988 *''Peter Sellers - the authorized biography'', Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1981 *''Vivien - The life of Vivien Leigh'', Weidenfeld and Nicolson 1987 *''Rudolph Valentino'', Stein and Day 1976 *''Shattered Silents - how the talkies came to stay'', London: Elm Tree Books 1978, New York: Morrow Quill Paperbacks, 1980 *''Stanley Kubrick directs'', New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich 1972 *''Stardom - the Hollywood phenomenon'', Stein and Day 1970 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexander Walker (critic)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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