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Alan Bennett

May 09, 1934 (91 years old) in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Alan Bennett 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.

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Known For

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Family Guy
Alan Bennett (voice)
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Play for Today
Denis Midgley
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Omnibus
Self
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Thora Hird Tribute
Self, Denis Midgley (archive footage, uncredited)
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BBC2 Play of the Week
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
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Every Home Should Have One
Defence Solicitor
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The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett (2014)
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The Madness of King George
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A Dance to the Music of Time
Sillery

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