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Carol Reed. Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968), [1] for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director . Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British ...
Carol Reed (1906-1976) Carol Reed. Carol Reed was the second son of stage actor, dramatics teacher and impresario founder of the Royal School of Dramatic Art Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Reed was one of Tree's six illegitimate children with Beatrice Mae Pinney, who Tree established in a second household apart from his married life.
Carol Reed, British film director noted for his technical mastery of the suspense-thriller genre. He was the first British film director to be knighted. Among his best-known films are Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver!
Apr 15, 2015 · The middle, and least widely seen, of the three consecutive features that are really the reason cinephiles collectively lose their shit for Carol Reed, “The Fallen Idol” is also remarkable for ...
Oct 21, 2009 · A decade later, Carol Reed’s leading man received an Oscar for his performance as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street. A major policy was introduced by the British government in regards to ...
Mar 21, 2003 · April 25, 1976, London, England. Born December 30, 1906 in London, British director Sir Carol Reed was the second son of the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and his mistress May Pinney. Following a public school education, Reed made his theatrical debut in 1924. He joined Edgar Wallace’s troupe and acted in several plays, later overseeing ...
Aug 23, 2019 · Though brilliantly directed by Carol Reed, it is very much Greene’s film, pervaded by an awareness of human weakness and moral compromise. On the film’s release in September 1949, 70 years ago ...
