Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Writer and director. Born 9 May 1934 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK.

8

Titles on Fi1m2 acting · 6 writing

68

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 6 titles

1

Oscar nomination

Born

9 May 1934, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Active

1970–present

Frequently works with

Nicholas Hytner, Innes Lloyd, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader, Dominic Cooper, Richard Eyre, Alan Bates, Gavin Millar

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Alan Bennett in photographer's garden (1973) — Alan Bennett in photographer's garden (1973)Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alan Bennett — Alan BennettAllan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Portrait photograph of Alan Bennett wearing a wide necktie in 1973; taken in photographers garden London — Portrait photograph of Alan Bennett wearing a wide necktie in 1973; taken in photographers garden LondonAllan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Original cast of Beyond the Fringe. From left: Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller. The revue played on Broadway from 1962 to 1964. — Original cast of Beyond the Fringe. From left: Dudley Moore, Alan Bennett, Peter Cook and Jonathan Miller. The revue played on Broadway from 1962 to 1964.Photographer-Friedman-Abeles, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A student production (featuring Vivaan Shah) of Alan Bennett's The History Boys at The Doon School, Dehradun, India. (2020) — A student production (featuring Vivaan Shah) of Alan Bennett's The History Boys at The Doon School, Dehradun, India. (2020)DramaQueenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photographs: Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Allan Warren, CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence); Photographer-Friedman-Abeles, New York, Public domain; DramaQueenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence). Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.