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Sir Alan Parker, the director behind movies such as Bugsy Malone, The Commitments, and Midnight Express, has died aged 76.
The news was announced by a representative, who said he had died on Friday (July 31) “after a lengthy illness.”
Parker, who was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain, is survived by his wife Lisa Moran-Parker, five children and seven grandchildren.
His many other credits include Mississippi Burning, Fame, Evita, Angela’s Ashes and Birdy.
Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002.
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