Alan Clarke

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthday

1935-10-28

Deathday

1990-07-24

Place of Birth

Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK

Alan Clarke

Biography

Alan Clarke (28 October 1935 – 24 July 1990) was a television and film director, producer and writer, born in Wallasey, Merseyside, England. Most of Clarke's output was for television rather than cinema, including work for the famous play strands The Wednesday Play and Play for Today. His subject matter tended towards social realism, especially with respect to deprived or oppressed communities.