The Madness of King George
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screenwriter. Years active. 1960–present. Partner. 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.
May 2, 2024 · Alan Bennett, British playwright who was best known for The Madness of George III and The History Boys. In addition to plays, he wrote numerous short stories and novellas, many of which he adapted for the stage and screen. Read more about Bennett’s life and career.
Dec 21, 2022 · Alan Bennett’s 2022 diary, published in the London Review of Books, records the 88-year-old playwright contemplating old age, feeling bored by Covid precautions, chronicling an ever-changing...
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May 2, 2020 · Comedy, tragedy, elegy: why Alan Bennett’s home truths are perfect for our times | Drama | The Guardian. The BBC is recasting Alan Bennett’s TV drama series Talking Heads with actors...
Oct 31, 2015 · Socialist, royalist, show-off, shy ... in life and in his fiction, Alan Bennett is a bundle of contradictions. He talks about the ‘totalitarian’ Tories, why he doesn’t go to the theatre, and a...
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Alan Bennett. Writer: The Lady in the Van. Alan Bennett is an award-winning dramatist and screenwriter who is best known as a member of Beyond the Fringe (1964) (a satirical review that was a hit on both the London stage and on Broadway and featured fellow members Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore) and for his plays The Madness of ...
Alan Bennett was born in 1934 in Leeds. He studied at Exeter College, Oxford, then after a period of National Service, became a lecturer for a short time at Oxford University. He co-wrote and starred in Beyond the Fringe (1963), a satirical review, along with Dudley Moore, Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller, at the Edinburgh Festival in 1960.
