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Rupert Thomas. Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, author, actor and screenwriter. Over his entertainment career he has received numerous awards and honours including two BAFTA Awards, four Laurence Olivier Awards, and two Tony Awards. He also earned an Academy Award nomination for his film The Madness of King George (1994).
2 days ago · Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934, Leeds, Yorkshire, England) British playwright who was best known for The Madness of George III (1991) and The History Boys (2004). His work fearlessly scrutinized the British class system, propriety, and England’s north-south cultural divide with results that were simultaneously chilling and hilarious.
Dec 21, 2022 · Wed 21 Dec 2022 08.30 EST. Last modified on Thu 5 Jan 2023 01.38 EST. Alan Bennett’s 2022 diary, published in the London Review of Books, records the 88-year-old playwright contemplating old...
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IMDb profile of Alan Bennett, a British dramatist and screenwriter known for his plays The Madness of King George and The History Boys. See his biography, filmography, awards, trivia, quotes and more.
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Oct 31, 2015 · Alan Bennett: ‘I didn’t see the point of coming out'. Charlotte Higgins. Socialist, royalist, show-off, shy ... in life and in his fiction, Alan Bennett is a bundle of contradictions. He...
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Alan Bennett is a British playwright, novelist, poet and memoirist who has written for stage, television, radio and film. He is known for his satirical and humorous works that explore the everyday and the mundane, such as The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and Talking Heads. He has also written about his life, culture and politics in his diaries and books.
Jun 23, 2020 · Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads review – still a masterclass in storytelling. Thirty-two years on, Bennett’s TV monologues have lost none of their impact – as Imelda Staunton’s menacing ...