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Alan Bennett (b. 1934)

Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Born:
May 9, 1934

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter and author. Born in Leeds, he attended Oxford University where he studied history and performed with The Oxford Revue. He stayed to teach and research medieval history at the university for several years. His collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brought him instant fame. He gave up academia, and turned to writing full time, his first stage play Forty Years On being produced in 1968.  His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh.  Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Performances

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Film Production

Author:
2006  The History Boys

Director:
1988  Talking Heads
2006  The History Boys

Executive Producer:
1988  Talking Heads
2006  The History Boys
2023  Allelujah

Screenplay:
1984  A Private Function
1987  Prick Up Your Ears
1988  Talking Heads
1994  The Madness of King George
2006  The History Boys
2023  Allelujah

Story:
1984  A Private Function
1987  Prick Up Your Ears
1988  Talking Heads
1994  The Madness of King George
2006  The History Boys
2023  Allelujah

Theatre Play:
1984  A Private Function
1987  Prick Up Your Ears
1988  Talking Heads
1994  The Madness of King George
2006  The History Boys
2023  Allelujah

Writer:
1964  Beyond the Fringe
1972  A Day Out
1975  Sunset Across the Bay
1977  A Little Outing
1978  A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978  Doris and Doreen
1978  Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1979  Afternoon Off
1979  All Day on the Sands
1979  One Fine Day
1979  The Old Crowd
1982  Intensive Care
1983  An Englishman Abroad
1984  A Private Function
1986  The Insurance Man
1987  Prick Up Your Ears
1988  Dinner at Noon
1988  Talking Heads
1990  102 Boulevard Haussmann
1991  A Question of Attribution
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
1994  Portrait or Bust
1994  The Madness of King George
1998  Talking Heads 2
2006  The History Boys
2010  National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2013  National Theatre Live: People
2015  The Lady in the Van
2018  National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018  National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
2023  Allelujah
????  The Choral

Writers' Assistant:
1964  Beyond the Fringe
1972  A Day Out
1975  Sunset Across the Bay
1977  A Little Outing
1978  A Visit from Miss Prothero
1978  Doris and Doreen
1978  Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1979  Afternoon Off
1979  All Day on the Sands
1979  One Fine Day
1979  The Old Crowd
1982  Intensive Care
1983  An Englishman Abroad
1984  A Private Function
1986  The Insurance Man
1987  Prick Up Your Ears
1988  Dinner at Noon
1988  Talking Heads
1990  102 Boulevard Haussmann
1991  A Life in Death
1991  A Question of Attribution
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
1994  Portrait or Bust
1994  The Madness of King George
1998  Talking Heads 2
2006  The History Boys
2010  National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
2013  National Theatre Live: People
2015  The Lady in the Van
2018  National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
2018  National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
2023  Allelujah
????  The Choral

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Creator:
1988  Talking Heads
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
2000  Telling Tales
2020  Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Director:
1988  Talking Heads
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
2000  Telling Tales
2020  Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Presenter:
1986  Man and Music
1988  Talking Heads
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
2000  Telling Tales
2020  Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

Writer:
1970  Play for Today
1982  Objects of Affection
1985  Screen Two
1986  Man and Music
1988  Talking Heads
1991  Julie Walters and Friends
2000  Telling Tales
2020  Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

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