Richard Attenborough (1923–2014)
Author of A Bridge Too Far [1977 film]
About the Author
Richard Samuel Attenborough -- August 29, 1923 - August 24, 2014 Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, was a British actor, film director, film producer, and entrepreneur. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). As a film director and producer, he won two show more Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, 10 Rillington Place, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park. Attenborough was also dedicated to many charitable causes in his later years. He was President of the Muscular Dystrophy campaign for 33 years. He was also a patron of the United world Colleges movement. He was elected to the post of Chancellor of the University of Sussex on March 20, 1998, replacing The Duke of Richmond and Gordon. He retired as Chancellor of the university following graduation in July 2008. Attenborough died on August 24, 2014, five days before his 91st birthday.[ (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Richard Attenborough
The Graham Greene Collection: The Third Man / The Heart of the Matter / Brighton Rock / Fallen Idol — Director — 7 copies
United Artists Cinema Greats Collection: Vol. 1 12 Angry Men / A Bridge Too Far / Judgment At Nuremberg / Paths Of Glory — Director — 7 copies
Mosquito Squadron, 633 Squadron, A Bridge Too Far — Director — 4 copies
Green Fried Tomatoes / Grey Owl — Director — 2 copies
Battle of Britain / A Bridge Too Far — Director — 2 copies
British War Collection 1 copy
Private's Progress [DVD] 1 copy
Associated Works
Trial and Error [1962 film] — Actor — 20 copies
A Bridge Too Far / The Great Escape / Battle of Britain — Director — 9 copies
Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection: Cats / Jesus Christ Superstar / Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat / The Royal Albert Hall Celebration [2004 film] (2004) — Actor, some editions — 8 copies
Sean Connery Collection (Never Say Never Again / Cuba / A Bridge Too Far) (2010) — Director — 5 copies
The Magic Box [1951 film] — Actor — 4 copies
Double Feature: David Copperfield / Oliver Twist — Actor — 3 copies
The Angry Silence [1960 film] 3 copies
Brothers in Law [1957 film] — Actor — 2 copies
MGM 90th Anniversary: Best of War Films — Director — 2 copies
Jet Storm [1959 film] 2 copies
Anthology of War on Film Collection : Twelve O'Clock High / The Longest Day / The Great Escape / Von Ryan's Express / The Sand Pebbles / Battle of Britain / Patton / Tora! Tora!… (2014) — Director — 2 copies
Loot [1970 film] 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Attenborough, Richard
- Legal name
- Attenborough, Richard Samuel, Baron
- Birthdate
- 1923-08-29
- Date of death
- 2014-08-24
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester, England, UK
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - Occupations
- film director
film producer
actor - Organizations
- British Film Institute
Channel 4
Capital Radio
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Actors' Charitable Trust (show all 7)
The Mousetrap (Detective Sergeant Trotter) - Awards and honors
- Order of the British Empire (Commander, 1967)
Life Peerage (Baron Attenborough, 1993)
Knight Bachelor (1976) - Relationships
- Attenborough, David (brother)
Attenborough, F. L. (father)
Sim, Sheila (wife) - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Place of death
- London, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
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C. S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins), the renowned author of "The Chronicles of Narnia" series, is a bachelor and Oxford University professor who spends his free time debating with fellow academics at a pub. Although he seems entirely uninterested in love, Lewis agrees to marry Joy Gresham (Debra Winger), an American writer who is looking to secure British citizenship. Their arrangement soon becomes a romance, and, when Joy is diagnosed with terminal cancer, their bond grows even stronger.
An engaging fantasy novel which will grip your interest from the very beginning. This scintillating adventure by Sarah Read encourages readers to abandon their previous conceptions of science-fiction. Written with the 'reluctant reader' in mind, this shorter novel allows you to engage with the characters in a manageable format without detriment to the imagination.
Hathonia; the perfect place to live. That is, until the Shadows come - until the flames start to move in strange patterns, until show more one woman hears the call from the land of the Shadows. As Alexis and Simone attempt to strive to understand the changes in their homeland they begin to realise that the answers all lie in the Shadowlands. show less
Hathonia; the perfect place to live. That is, until the Shadows come - until the flames start to move in strange patterns, until show more one woman hears the call from the land of the Shadows. As Alexis and Simone attempt to strive to understand the changes in their homeland they begin to realise that the answers all lie in the Shadowlands. show less
Substance: The story of the friendship-marriage-love affair of C.S. (Jack) Lewis, the renowned writer and professor, and Joy Gresham, and American divorcee. As the blurb says, "she awakens him to deep emotions he has written about, but never experienced...Lewis must confront a terrible truth: that a heart awakened to great love is also opened to great pain."
Based on Lewis autobiographical "Surprised by Joy" (pun intended) and the memoirs of Joy's son Douglas, who was raised by Lewis after show more her death from cancer.
Style: Typical "British" low-key, scenic, and theatric rather than cinematic script. show less
Based on Lewis autobiographical "Surprised by Joy" (pun intended) and the memoirs of Joy's son Douglas, who was raised by Lewis after show more her death from cancer.
Style: Typical "British" low-key, scenic, and theatric rather than cinematic script. show less
O livreto traz sobretudo a história de vida de Churcill, com pincelada na carreira de Attenborough, Ward, Shaw, Bancroft, Seymor e Hopkins. No dvd que companha o livreto o filme, sem extras.
P.S. E esse povo bocó reclamando do Nobel do Dylan? Até o Churchill já ganhou nobel de literatura nos anos 50!
P.S. E esse povo bocó reclamando do Nobel do Dylan? Até o Churchill já ganhou nobel de literatura nos anos 50!
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