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May 9, 1934(age: 92)
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Alan Bennett

Biography of Alan Bennett:

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.

Alan Bennett has directed:

Talking Heads(1988)

Alan Bennett has acted in:

Innes Lloyd: The Producer(2025) ... as Self
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On(2024)
Stewart Lee: Tornado(2022) ... as Self
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War(2022)
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety(2017) ... as Himself
Alan Bennett's Diaries(2016) ... as Himself
The Lady in the Van(2015) ... as Alan Bennett (2014)
The Native Hue of Resolution(2013)
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time(2013) ... as Mole (voice)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage(2013) ... as Hector
My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment(2012)
Books: The Last Chapter?(2011) ... as Self
Being Alan Bennett(2009) ... as Himself
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?(2004) ... as Self
The Young Visiters(2003) ... as Narrator (voice)
The Importance of Being Morrissey(2003) ... as Self
Thora Hird Tribute(2003) ... as Self, Denis Midgley ((archive footage), (uncredited))
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics(1998) ... as (voice)
The Willows in Winter(1996) ... as Mole
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse(1996) ... as Timmy Willie (voice)
In Love and War(1996) ... as Porter
The Wind in the Willows(1995) ... as Mole
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook(1995) ... as Self
The Madness of King George(1994) ... as 2nd MP
Portrait or Bust(1994) ... as Himself
Selling Hitler(1993) ... as Hugh Trevor-Roper
Julie Walters and Friends(1991)
Dinner at Noon(1988) ... as Himself - Presenter
Talking Heads(1988)
Little Dorrit(1987) ... as The Bishop
Dreamchild(1985) ... as Mock Turtle (voice)
The Merry Wives of Windsor(1982) ... as Justice Shallow
Intensive Care(1982) ... as Denis Midgley
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball(1982) ... as Self - Various Roles
Afternoon Off(1979) ... as Mr Petty
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf(1978) ... as Narrator (voice)
Long Shot(1978) ... as Neville's Doctor
A Visit from Miss Prothero(1978) ... as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pleasure at Her Majesty's(1976) ... as Self
Hamlet(1970) ... as Osric
Every Home Should Have One(1970) ... as Defence Solicitor
Alice in Wonderland(1966) ... as Mouse
The Drinking Party(1965) ... as Eryximachus
Beyond the Fringe(1964) ... as Various Characters

Additional credits for Alan Bennett:

The Choral(2025)(Writer)
Allelujah(2023)(Executive Producer)
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III(2018)(Writer)
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!(2018)(Writer)
The Lady in the Van(2015)(Writer)
National Theatre Live: People(2013)(Writer)
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art(2010)(Writer)
The History Boys(2006)(Author)
Talking Heads 2(1998)(Writer)
The Madness of King George(1994)(Screenplay)
Portrait or Bust(1994)(Writer)
Julie Walters and Friends(1991)(Writer)
A Question of Attribution(1991)(Writer)
A Life in Death(1991)(Writers' Assistant)
102 Boulevard Haussmann(1990)(Writer)
Dinner at Noon(1988)(Writer)
Talking Heads(1988)(Writer)
Prick Up Your Ears(1987)(Screenplay)
The Insurance Man(1986)(Writer)
A Private Function(1984)(Screenplay)
An Englishman Abroad(1983)(Writer)
Say Something Happened(1982)(Writer)
Marks(1982)(Writer)
Rolling Home(1982)(Writer)
A Woman of No Importance.(1982)(Writer)
Our Winnie(1982)(Writer)
Intensive Care(1982)(Writer)
All Day on the Sands(1979)(Writer)
One Fine Day(1979)(Writer)
Afternoon Off(1979)(Writer)
The Old Crowd(1979)(Writer)
Doris and Doreen(1978)(Writer)
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf(1978)(Writer)
A Visit from Miss Prothero(1978)(Writer)
A Little Outing(1977)(Writer)
Sunset Across the Bay(1975)(Writer)
A Day Out(1972)(Writer)
Beyond the Fringe(1964)(Writer)

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