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Ridley Scott
British director and producer
Ridley Scott
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Arts & Culture
- Born:
- November 30, 1937, South Shields, Durham [now Tyne and Wear], England (age 86)
- Notable Works:
- “Alien”
- “All the Money in the World”
- “American Gangster”
- “Black Hawk Down”
- “Black Rain”
- “Blade Runner”
- “Body of Lies”
- “Exodus: Gods and Kings”
- “G.I. Jane”
- “Gladiator”
- “Hannibal”
- “House of Gucci”
- “Kingdom of Heaven”
- “Legend”
- “Napoleon”
- “Prometheus”
- “Robin Hood”
- “Someone to Watch Over Me”
- “The Duellists”
- “The Last Duel”
- “The Martian”
- “Thelma & Louise”
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Ridley Scott (born November 30, 1937, South Shields, Durham [now Tyne and Wear], England) is a British film director and producer whose movies are acclaimed for their visual style and rich details. Scott’s father was in the military, and the family lived in several different places during World War II. After the war they settled in the Teeside metropolitan area of northeastern England. Scott attended the West Hartlepool College of Art, earning a bachelor’s degree in design in 1958, and in the early 1960s he received a master’s degree in graphic arts from the Royal College of Art in London. ...(100 of 700 words)