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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968. His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal information

Birthday

1934-05-09

Birth Place

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

poster

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997

5.3

TV
A Visit from Miss Prothero

A Visit from Miss Prothero

1978

0.0

Movie
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

0.0

Movie
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

2024

0.0

Movie
Alan Bennett's Diaries

Alan Bennett's Diaries

2016

6.0

Movie
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966

7.4

Movie
poster

Ashenden

1991

6.0

TV
poster

BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

5.2

TV
Being Alan Bennett

Being Alan Bennett

2009

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Fringe

Beyond the Fringe

1964

7.0

Movie
Books: The Last Chapter?

Books: The Last Chapter?

2011

0.0

Movie
poster

Building Sights

1988

0.0

TV
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

1998

0.0

Movie
Dinner at Noon

Dinner at Noon

1988

0.0

Movie
Dreamchild

Dreamchild

1985

6.7

Movie
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

2022

0.0

Movie
Every Home Should Have One

Every Home Should Have One

1970

4.6

Movie
poster

Family Guy

1999

7.4

TV
poster

Fortunes of War

1987

6.4

TV
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
In Love and War

In Love and War

1996

6.0

Movie
Intensive Care

Intensive Care

1982

0.0

Movie
Julie Walters and Friends

Julie Walters and Friends

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

Julie Walters and Friends

1991

0.0

TV
Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

1987

6.5

Movie
Long Shot

Long Shot

1978

0.0

Movie
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Meg and Mog

2003

0.0

TV
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013

6.0

Movie
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2012

0.0

Movie
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013

7.0

Movie
poster

On the Margin

1966

0.0

TV
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
Pleasure at Her Majesty's

Pleasure at Her Majesty's

1976

6.5

Movie
Portrait or Bust

Portrait or Bust

1994

0.0

Movie
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004

4.8

Movie
Selling Hitler

Selling Hitler

1991

7.0

Movie
poster

Selling Hitler

1991

7.0

TV
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

1995

0.0

Movie
Stewart Lee: Tornado

Stewart Lee: Tornado

2022

7.1

Movie
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

2017

0.0

Movie
Talking Heads

Talking Heads

1988

5.0

Movie
poster

Talking Heads

1988

6.2

TV
poster

The Abbey with Alan Bennett

1995

0.0

TV
The Drinking Party

The Drinking Party

1965

0.0

Movie
poster

The Glass Box

1985

0.0

TV
The Importance of Being Morrissey

The Importance of Being Morrissey

2003

6.6

Movie
The Lady in the Van

The Lady in the Van

2015

6.4

Movie
The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George

1994

6.8

Movie
The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982

8.0

Movie
The Native Hue of Resolution

The Native Hue of Resolution

2013

0.0

Movie
poster

The Secret Policeman's Ball

1976

5.0

TV
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

1982

6.0

Movie
poster

The South Bank Show

1978

5.3

TV
The Willows in Winter

The Willows in Winter

1996

7.0

Movie
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995

7.1

Movie
The Young Visiters

The Young Visiters

2003

5.1

Movie