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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).
Jun 11, 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.
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 King George (1994) and The History Boys (2006).
Apr 24, 2023 · The acclaimed British writer visits the BFI Southbank to discuss the influence of his northern roots. Few writers have successfully mined northern culture and specific northern speech patterns as...
Alan Bennett in London, 1973. Alan Bennett is an English playwright. Having started at the Royal National Theatre, he became known for such works as Talking Heads, The Madness of King George, The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Habit of Art.
Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews living legend and playwright Alan Bennett on the eve of his 80th birthday in 2014. Ranging across 40 years of his work for stage, television and cinema, it is the...
May 18, 2024 · On Alan Bennett’s recent 90th birthday, the cellist Steven Isserlis quoted Hector from The History Boys: “The best moments in reading are when you come across something — a thought, a feeling…
