Stanley Kubrick was an American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer who left America for England and lived in St Albans in rural Hertfordshire. Kubrick is widely acknowledged as one of the most prolific directors in the history of cinema. He suffered a fatal heart attack in 1999 and was laid to rest in the grounds behind his house in St Albans.
Kubrick directed some of the most highly acclaimed, innovative and often controversial films in history including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and his last film Eyes Wide Shut. Kubrick received numerous Academy Award nominations throughout his career and won an Oscar for special effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 2001 BAFTA awarded a posthumous fellowship to Kubrick, the highest accolade to be bestowed upon an individual in recognition of their outstanding and exceptional contribution to film.