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Feb 8, 2019 · Fri 8 Feb 2019 13.04 EST. Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 08.29 EDT. One of the new-style working-class heroes and shooting stars of the 1960s, the actor Albert Finney, who has died aged 82 ...
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Albert Finney (9 May 1936 – 7 February 2019) was an English actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in the theatre before attaining fame for movie acting during the early 1960s, debuting with The Entertainer (1960), directed by Tony Richardson, who had previously directed him in theatre.
Albert Finney was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2011. He died on February 7 2019 at a London hospital from a chest infection at the age of 82. Upon his death, John Cleese described him as "the best" and "our greatest actor".
- Actor, Producer, Director
- May 9, 1936
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- February 7, 2019
Overview. Born. May 9, 1936 · Salford, Lancashire, England, UK. Died. February 7, 2019 · Chelsea, London, England, UK (chest infection) Nickname. Albie. Height. 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) Mini Bio. The son of a Lancashire bookmaker, Albert Finney came to motion pictures via the theatre.
- May 9, 1936
- February 7, 2019
Feb 8, 2019 · He was 82. His death, at the Royal Marsden Hospital, was confirmed by Jon Oakley, a partner at Simkins, a law firm that represents the Finney family. The cause was a chest infection, he said. Mr....
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British Men. Royal Academy Of Dramatic Art. Taurus Actors. Childhood & Early Life. Albert Finney was born on 9 May 1936, in Salford, Manchester, England in a working-class household to Alice (née Hobson) and Albert Finney, Sr. He received his education at Tootal Drive Primary School and Salford Grammar School.
Feb 8, 2019 · Albert Finney, who forged his reputation as one of the leading actors of Britain’s early 60s new wave cinema, has died aged 82 after a short illness, his family have announced. In 2011, he...
