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Alan Parker, British Director of 'Fame', 'Midnight Express' and 'Mississippi Burning,' Dies at 76

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Alan Parker, the versatile British writer-director and two-time Oscar nominee who came from the world of commercials to make such features asFame,The Commitments,Midnight ExpressandMississippi Burning, has died.

He was 76. Parker died Friday in London following a lengthy illness, the British Film Institute said. With his range of eclectic movies — many ending on a downbeat note — Parker was fluent in several genres. "I like to do different things each time" as a way to stay creatively fresh, he said.

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