Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an influential American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He directed a number of highly acclaimed and sometimes controversial films. Kubrick was noted for the scrupulous care with which he chose his subjects, his slow method of working, the variety of genres he worked in, his technical perfectionism, and his reclusiveness about his films and personal life.
Stanley Kubrick was born on July 26, 1928 at the Lying-In Hospital in Manhattan, the first of two children born to Jacques Leonard Kubrick (1901–1985) and his wife Gertrude (née Perveler; 1903–1985). His sister, Barbara, was born in 1934. Jacques Kubrick, whose parents were of Jewish Austrian origin, was a doctor. At Stanley\\\'s birth, the Kubricks lived in an apartment at 2160 Clinton Avenue in The Bronx.[1]
Kubrick\\\'s father taught him chess at age twelve, and the game remained a life-long obsession.[1] He also bought his son a Graflex camera when he was thirteen years old, triggering a fascination with still photography. As a teenager, Kubrick was interested in jazz, and briefly attempted a career as a drummer
After 2001, Kubrick initially attempted to make a film about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. When financing fell through, Kubrick went looking for a project which he could film quickly on a small budget. He eventually settled on A Clockwork Orange (1971). His adaptation of Anthony Burgess\\\' novel is a dark, shocking exploration of violence in human society. The film was initially released with an \\\'X\\\' rating in the United States, and caused considerable controversy.