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Alan Bennett

Writing
Known For

91 Years Old

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.

Born

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK on 9th May 1934

All Credits

Family Guy Image
Family Guy
Alan Bennett (voice)
The South Bank Show Image
The South Bank Show
Self
The BBC Television Shakespeare Image
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Justice Shallow
Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Self
Play for Today Image
Play for Today
Denis Midgley
The Secret Policeman's Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
BBC2 Play of the Week Image
BBC2 Play of the Week
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Hallmark Hall of Fame Image
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Osric
Fortunes of War Image
Fortunes of War
Lord Pinkrose
Meg and Mog Image
Meg and Mog
Owl
Building Sights Image
Building Sights
Self - Presenter
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On the Margin
The Abbey with Alan Bennett Image
The Abbey with Alan Bennett
Self
A Dance to the Music of Time Image
A Dance to the Music of Time
Sillery
Selling Hitler Image
Selling Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
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Julie Walters and Friends
The Lady in the Van Image
The Lady in the Van
Alan Bennett (2014)
The Madness of King George Image
The Madness of King George
2nd MP
In Love and War Image
In Love and War
Porter
Talking Heads Image
Talking Heads
Graham Whittaker
The Wind in the Willows Image
The Wind in the Willows
Mole
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
Mouse
Dreamchild Image
Dreamchild
Mock Turtle (voice)
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Ashenden
Grantly Caypor
Little Dorrit Image
Little Dorrit
The Bishop
The Willows in Winter Image
The Willows in Winter
Mole
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The Glass Box
Self (archival footage)
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage Image
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Hector
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook Image
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Self
Every Home Should Have One Image
Every Home Should Have One
Defence Solicitor
The Young Visiters Image
The Young Visiters
Narrator (voice)
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf Image
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Narrator (voice)
The Merry Wives of Windsor Image
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Justice Shallow
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Image
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
Selling Hitler Image
Selling Hitler
Hugh Trevor-Roper
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War Image
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Talking Heads Image
Talking Heads
Pleasure at Her Majesty's Image
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
A Visit from Miss Prothero Image
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Afternoon Off Image
Afternoon Off
Mr Petty
Long Shot Image
Long Shot
Neville's Doctor
Beyond the Fringe Image
Beyond the Fringe
Various Characters
Intensive Care Image
Intensive Care
Denis Midgley
The Importance of Being Morrissey Image
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Self
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The Drinking Party
Eryximachus
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time Image
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Mole (voice)
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety Image
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
Himself
Julie Walters and Friends Image
Julie Walters and Friends
Stewart Lee: Tornado Image
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Self
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On Image
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
The Native Hue of Resolution Image
The Native Hue of Resolution
Dinner at Noon Image
Dinner at Noon
Himself - Presenter
Being Alan Bennett Image
Being Alan Bennett
Himself
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Portrait or Bust
Himself
Books: The Last Chapter? Image
Books: The Last Chapter?
Self
Alan Bennett's Diaries Image
Alan Bennett's Diaries
Himself
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My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics Image
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
(voice)