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Ku·brick

(ko͞o′brĭk′, kyo͞o′-), Stanley 1928-1999.

American filmmaker whose works include Lolita (1962), Dr. Strangelove (1964), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and A Clockwork Orange (1971).

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Kubrick

(ˈkjuːbrɪk)

(Biography) Stanley. 1928–99, US film writer, director, and producer. He directed Lolita (1962), Dr Strangelove (1963), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), A Clockwork Orange (1971), The Shining (1980), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

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Ku•brick

(ˈku brɪk, ˈkyu-)
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Stanley, 1928–99, U.S. film director and screenwriter.

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