William Shakespeare’s popular saying that “the evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones,” may not be correct about American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick who died on this day 20-years ago.

From the beginning of his career in 1950 till his demise in March 7, 1999, Kubrick blessed the movie scene with A-class movies which got many talking and appraising his cinematographic skills up till today.

Born in New York City on July 26, 1928, Kubrick worked as a photographer for a magazine before exploring filmmaking in the 1950s. He was reported to have died in his sleep after suffering a heart attack at his home in Childwickbury Manor, Hertfordshire, England, on March 7, 1999, hours after delivering a print of what would be his last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999), to the studio.

During his almost five decades of sojourn in the movie industry, he gave movie lovers a number of acclaimed blockbusting movies like; Spartacus (1960), Dr. Strangelove (1964),  A Clockwork Orange (1971), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), The Shining and his last Eye Wide Shut (1999). The movies earned him several award nominations.

All of Kubrick’s films from the beginning until the end of his career, except for one, were nominated for Academy Awards or Golden Globe Awards Awards, in various categories.

Despite his demise exactly two decades ago, fans and movie lovers have not forgotten Kubrick’s indelible mark in the film industry. Some movie lovers took to Twitter on Thursday to remember the filmmaker for his outstanding works and subsequently paid tributes to him.

See some of the tweets:

 

1999, #Film director Stanley Kubrick died of a heart attack at the age of 70. Among his films: 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Barry Lyndon, Spartacus & Lolita. pic.twitter.com/Q6zIW0icTz

— Scott Owens (@scottowensshow) March 7, 2019

Today marks 20 years since Stanley Kubrick left us…he remains one of the most influential figures in film history and will continue to be an inspiration for future generations to come. You are well and truly missed, Stanley. Forever in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/s7cGqF0mz2

— Dharma Bhagalia (@Kloppholic) March 7, 2019

 

 

“A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.”

Remembering Stanley Kubrick who died on this day in 1999 pic.twitter.com/5QU0ze2eYK

— Eyes On Cinema (@RealEOC) March 7, 2019

A demanding perfectionist, Stanley Kubrick–who died #OTD 1999–broke new cinematic ground in many of his film. Diverse in subject matter, a Kubrick film was “technically awesome, emotionally distant, remorseless in its doubt of human goodness”. pic.twitter.com/j1AJjSAWeM

— Jane Hoodless (@JaneHoodless) March 7, 2019

 

Today we are thinking of the late Stanley Kubrick. Kubrick had a career spanning 48 Years. In that time he directed films such as The Shining, A Clockwork Orange and 2001: A Space Odyssey. The latter of which saw him win an Oscar for Best Effects, Special Visual Effects in 1969. pic.twitter.com/2bWyWJ1Bxe

— Elstree Studios (@ElstreeStudios) March 7, 2019