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Feb 8, 2019 · And after turning down a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood in 2000, the working-class Salford lad explained: “I think the ‘Sir’ thing slightly perpetuates one of our diseases in England, which is...
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Feb 8, 2019 · Albert Finney, who has died at the age of 82, came to prominence in the era of the "Angry Young Men". It was a period that transformed the face of British theatre and cinema...
Albert Finney, actor (in 2000; had previously declined CBE in 1980). [4] E. M. Forster, author and essayist; declined knighthood in 1949, but accepted a Companion of Honour in the 1953 New Year Honours list and an Order of Merit in 1969. [79] [80]
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.
Jan 24, 2023 · In 1960, a promising young English stage actor named Albert Finney appeared on movie screens as Mick Rice, a British soldier sent to fight abroad in The Entertainer. Over the six decades that...
Jun 3, 2018 · The actor grew up in the city and quickly emerged as one of Britain’s most celebrated actors, cutting his chops during British cinema’s most ground breaking period - the 1960’s.
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Feb 8, 2019 · 'A powerhouse of an actor' A life-long fan of Manchester United, he declined a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood in 2000. "I think the Sir thing slightly perpetuates one of our diseases in England,...
