Alexander Walker (critic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Walker (critic)

Film critic from Northern Ireland

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Portadown, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jul-2003

Profession: biographer, journalist, film critic

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander Walker (23 March 1930 – 15 July 2003) was a film critic, born in Portadown, Northern Ireland.
He was educated at Queen's University, Belfast, the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium and the University of Michigan, and worked for the Birmingham Post in the 1950s, before becoming film critic of the London Evening Standard in 1960, a role he retained until his death in 2003.
He was a highly influential figure within the film industry, and also wrote a number of books including one on Stanley Kubrick, a history of the impact made on Hollywood by the rise of the talkies (The Shattered Silents) and a biography of Elizabeth Taylor.
His most extensive work is a history of British cinema, spread over three books: Hollywood England, National Heroes and Icons in the Fire.