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Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was knighted in the 2020 New Years Honours List.
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Producer. Director. Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 472. Play clip 1:59. A Guide to the Films of Sam Mendes. 27 Videos. 99+ Photos. Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books.
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- Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
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Sam was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987. Afterwards, he directed Judi Dench in "The Cherry Orchard", for which he won a Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer.
- August 1, 1965
Apr 15, 2024 · Sam Mendes, English film and theater director who was known for his innovative treatments of classic stage productions as well as for his thought-provoking films. His notable stagings included Cabaret, The Glass Menagerie, Othello, and The Ferryman. For the movie American Beauty, he won an Oscar for best director.
This is a list of awards and nominations received by English film and theatre director Sam Mendes. Mendes won the Academy Award for Best Director for the drama American Beauty (1999), and received three other Academy Award nominations for war epic 1917 (2019).
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Dec 21, 2019 · Sam Mendes directs, from a script he co-wrote with Krysty Wilson-Cairns. It's shot by cinematographer Roger Deakins — 1917 was made to appear like one continuous take.
Sep 17, 2018 · By John Lahr. September 17, 2018. Mendes is known for creating a “safe room” for his actors, to whom he’s both father and mother, controlling and nurturing. Photograph by Nadav Kander for The New...