Alan Bennett [55477] Gender: Male Popularity: 2.3554 Birthplace: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK Birthday: 1934-05-09 Age: 91 years Movies: 39 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Alan Bennett: 90 Years 2024-12-13 Stewart Lee: Tornado2022-09-29 Eric Ravilious: Drawn t2022-07-01 Stop All the Clocks: W.2017-09-30 Alan Bennett's Diaries2016-11-16 The Lady in the Van2015-10-30 The Native Hue of Resol2013-12-21 Mouse and Mole at Chris2013-12-16 My Friend Sam: Living f2012-01-16 Books: The Last Chapter2011-12-13 Being Alan Bennett2009-12-05 Remember the Secret Pol2004-12-09 The Young Visiters2003-12-26 The Importance of Being2003-06-08 Did I Say Hairdressing?1998-01-01 The Willows in Winter1996-12-26 In Love and War1996-12-18 The Wind in the Willows1995-12-24 Some Interesting Facts 1995-12-19 The Madness of King Geo1994-12-28 Portrait or Bust1994-04-04 Selling Hitler1993-04-20 Julie Walters and Frien1991-12-29 Dinner at Noon1988-08-08 Talking Heads1988-04-19 Little Dorrit1987-12-11 Dreamchild1985-10-04 The Merry Wives of Wind1982-12-28 Intensive Care1982-11-09 The Secret Policeman's 1982-03-01 Afternoon Off1979-02-03 Me! I'm Afraid of Virgi1978-12-02 Long Shot1978-11-17 A Visit from Miss Proth1978-01-11 Pleasure at Her Majesty1976-12-29 Every Home Should Have 1970-03-05 Alice in Wonderland1966-12-28 The Drinking Party1965-11-14 Beyond the Fringe1964-12-12