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Alan Bennett(I)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Alan Bennett
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). Bennett and Miller also collaborated on the TV sketch show On the Margin (1966).

In 1995, Bennett was nominated for an Academy Award for his adaptation of his own play "The Madness of King George." He has declined a knighthood and an honorary doctorate from Oxford University.
BornMay 9, 1934
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BornMay 9, 1934
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 10 wins & 17 nominations total

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Alan Bennett, Thora Hird, and Julie Walters in Intensive Care (1982)
Alan Bennett, Roger Allam, Nicholas Hytner, and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van (2015)
Alan Bennett and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van (2015)
Alan Bennett, Richard Griffiths, and Nicholas Hytner in The History Boys (2006)
Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads (1987)
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads (1987)
Alan Bennett, Alan Bleasdale, Willy Russell, Julie Walters, and Victoria Wood in Julie Walters and Friends (1991)
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)

Known for

Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van (2015)
The Lady in the Van
6.7
  • Alan Bennett (2014)
  • 2015
Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)
The Madness of King George
7.2
  • 2nd MP
  • 1994
James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in The History Boys (2006)
The History Boys
6.8
  • Writer
  • 2006
Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, and Vanessa Redgrave in Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Prick Up Your Ears
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1987

Credits

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Actor

  • Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van (2015)
    The Lady in the Van
    • Alan Bennett (2014)
    • 2015
  • Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time (2013)
    Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
    • Mole (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
    Fifty Years on Stage
    • Hector (segment "The History Boys")
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Alan Bennett (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Meg and Mog (2003)
    Meg and Mog
    • Owl
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2004
  • Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, and Lyndsey Marshal in The Young Visiters (2003)
    The Young Visiters
    • Narrator (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2003
  • Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics (1998)
    Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
    • (voice)
    • Short
    • 1998
  • A Dance to the Music of Time (1997)
    A Dance to the Music of Time
    • Sillery
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1997
  • The Willows in Winter (1996)
    The Willows in Winter
    • Mole (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Jackanory (1965)
    Jackanory
    • Storyteller
    • TV Series
    • 1968–1996
  • The Story Store (1995)
    The Story Store
    • (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • The Wind in the Willows (1995)
    The Wind in the Willows
    • Mole (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
    • Timmie Willie (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)
    The Madness of King George
    • 2nd MP
    • 1994
  • Through the Glass Ceiling
    • Narrator
    • Short
    • 1994

Writer

  • Allelujah (2022)
    Allelujah
    • based on a play by
    • 2022
  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
    Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III (2018)
    National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
    • by
    • 2018
  • National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018)
    National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
    • by
    • 2018
  • Alan Bennett: Keeping on Keeping On
    • Writer
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van (2015)
    The Lady in the Van
    • memoir
    • screenplay
    • 2015
  • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
    Fifty Years on Stage
    • written by (segment The Madness of George III/"The History Boys"/"The Habit of Art)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • National Theatre Live: People (2013)
    National Theatre Live: People
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Richard Griffiths and Alex Jennings in National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art (2010)
    National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
    • play
    • 2010
  • Beszélö fejek
    • Writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2009
  • James Corden, Sacha Dhawan, Richard Griffiths, Andrew Knott, Russell Tovey, Dominic Cooper, Samuel Barnett, Samuel Anderson, and Jamie Parker in The History Boys (2006)
    The History Boys
    • play
    • screenplay
    • 2006
  • Telling Tales
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
    Talking Heads 2
    • writer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998
  • Westminster Abbey
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness of King George (1994)
    The Madness of King George
    • play "The Madness of George III"
    • screenplay
    • 1994

Producer

  • Allelujah (2022)
    Allelujah
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Telling Tales
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
    Talking Heads 2
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1998

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alan
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • May 9, 1934
    • Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Rupert Thomas2006 - present
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Habeus Corpus"
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    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 2 Interviews
    • 39 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He allegedly declined the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1988 and Knighthood in 1996.
  • Quotes
    Definition of a classic: a book everyone is assumed to have read and often think they have.
  • Trademark
      Laconic, morose, dead-pan Leeds accent

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