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Tony Scott
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British film director and producer (1944–2012)
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Tony Scott (1944–2012) was a British and American film director and producer. Born Anthony David Leighton Scott in North Shields, he was the brother of Ridley Scott. He received his education at the Royal College of Art, the University of Sunderland, and Leeds Arts University. His professional career began in 1969 and continued until his death. Scott was buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
He was recognized with a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special and a Golden Globe Award for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Scott spoke English and had two children. He died by suicide in San Pedro on August 19, 2012.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 35
Top works
- Maple in mathematics and the sciences
- Dad, the Difference Maker...Dad, the Dilemma
- Passive Income On-Line
- New IT Leader
- Bridge
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Film & TV
Directing · North Shields, Northumberland, England, UK
Anthony David Leighton Scott (June 21, 1944 – August 19, 2012) was an English and American film director, producer and actor. He was known for directing highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu…
Known for
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend — Self (archive footage)2021
- Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window — Self2007
- Vengeance Is Mine: Reinventing 'Man on Fire' — Self2005
- Danger Zone: The Making of Top Gun — Self2004
- 100 Greatest Sexy Moments — Self2003
- Providence — Young Kerry1999
- Angelo Nero1998
- Cityscrapes: Los Angeles — Director B1996
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick — Self1995
- The Making of 'Crimson Tide' — Self1995
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1944
- Active to
- 2012
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 99,328
- Total plays
- 700,284
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There are multiple artists named Tony Scott: 1) American jazz clarinetist / new age musician. 2) Dutch hip hop artist. 3) Ska / reggae musician. 1) Tony Scott (17 June 1921 – 28 March 2007, birth name: Anthony Sciacca) was a jazz clarinetist and new age innovator. Since leaving New York in 1959, Tony Scott, a top bebop-oriented clarinetist, has been an eager world traveler who enjoys exploring the folk music of other countries. Unfortunately, his post-1959 recordings have been few <a href="http
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Common method biases in behavioral research: A critical review of the literature and recommended remedies.
· 2003 · cited 67,599x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,786x
- SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 36,423x
- Going deeper with convolutions
· 2015 · cited 32,858x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,939x
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Encyclopedic overview
Anthony David Leighton Scott (21 June 1944 – 19 August 2012) was an English film director and producer. He made his theatrical film debut with The Hunger (1983) and went on to direct highly successful action and thriller films such as Top Gun (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Days of Thunder (1990), The Last Boy Scout (1991), True Romance (1993), Crimson Tide (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Man on Fire (2004), Déjà Vu (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Unstoppable (2010).
Scott was the younger brother of film director Ridley Scott. They both graduated from the Royal College of Art in London, and were among a generation of British film directors who were successful in Hollywood having started their careers making television commercials. In 1995, both Tony and Ridley received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema. In 2010, they received the BAFTA Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment.
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