Ridley Scott (Ridley Scott)

Born November 30, 1937 in the UK (according to some data - in South Shields, Northumberland County, on the other - to the Stockton-on-Theis). He graduated from the Art College of West Hartlepool and the Royal College of Art in the class of painting and cinema. In mid-1960's he worked as art director at the BBC, C, and there he began his filmmaking career. In 1967, Ridley Scott left the BBC, C and founded his own production company, RSA ( `Ridley Scott Associates`), . Over the next ten years he has worked with television and only in 1977 he made his debut as a director, . putting the films 'Duelist' (1977), . received a special prize at the Cannes Film Festival,
. Next work of Scott was a great science-fiction thriller `Alien` (1979), gave birth to three sequels and made a star performer starring Sigourney Weaver and director. `Blade Runner` (1982) with Harrison Ford - Production debut of Scott and his third directorial work - became a cult film is not less. Generally, almost all films Ridley Scott - and he for his twenty-year career took off not too much - you can call in one way or another famous. Among his works in the 1990's with such films as `Thelma and Louise '(1991),` 1492: Conquest of Paradise' (1992), 'White squall `(1996) and sensational film' GI Jane '(1997) with the courageous Demi Moore in the lead role. In 1995, Ridley Scott, together with his brother Tony bought a London studio `Shepperton Studios` for their company's overall `Scott Free Productions`.