Lindsay Anderson (I) (1923–1994)


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Lindsay Anderson was born on April 17, 1923 in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India as Lindsay Gordon Anderson. He was a director and actor, known for If.... (1968), Britannia Hospital (1982) and This Sporting Life (1963). He died on August 30, 1994 in Saint-Saud-Lacoussière, Dordogne, France. See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

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If.... Director
(1968)
(1982)
(1963)
O Lucky Man! Director
(1973)

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 1989 Glory! Glory! (TV Movie)
 1986 Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (Documentary)
 1986 Free Cinema (TV Movie documentary)
 1985 Look Back in Anger (TV Movie)
 1985 Wish You Were There (Documentary)
 1984 Wham!: Freedom (Video short)
 1979 The Old Crowd (TV Movie)
 1973 O Lucky Man!
 1972 Play for Today (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Home (1972)
 1968 If....
 1968 NET Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Home (1968)
 1967 The Singing Lesson (Documentary short)
 1967 The White Bus
 1959-1960 Theatre Night (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Billy Liar (1960)
 1959 March to Aldermaston (Documentary short)
 1957 Every Day Except Christmas (Documentary short)
 1957 Wakefield Express (Documentary short)
 1956-1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Ambush (1957)
- The Haunted Mill (1956)
- Isabella (1956)
- The Imposters (1956)
- Secret Mission (1956)
 1956 O Dreamland (Documentary short)
 1955 £20 a Ton (Short)
 1955 Energy First (Short)
 1955 Foot and Mouth (Short)
 1955 Green and Pleasant Land (Short)
 1955 Henry (Short)
 1955 The Children Upstairs (Documentary short)
 1954 Thursday's Children (Documentary short)
 1952 Three Installations (Short)
 1952 Trunk Conveyor (Short)
 1949 Idlers That Work (Short)
 1948 Meet the Pioneers (Documentary short)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

He directed Ben Travers' play, "The Bed Before Yesterday", at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with Dame Joan Plowright CBE, John Moffatt, Susie Blake and Sheila Hancock OBE in the cast. See more »

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4 Print Biographies | 3 Articles | See more »

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Personal Quote:

[speaking in 1986] The modern perception of British cinema has nothing to do with British films--merely with the business of getting more money through the box office. See more »

Trivia:

His father was an army officer and mother was South African. See more »

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