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Alan Bennett
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Alan Bennett is a British actor, screenwriter, playwright, and diarist born on May 9, 1934, in Armley. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and speaks English. Bennett began his professional work period in 1960 and has been employed by the University of Oxford. He received his education at Exeter College.
His notable works include *The Library Book*, *The History Boys*, and *The Wind in the Willows - Reading*. Bennett has received the Laurence Olivier Awards, the Hawthornden Prize, and the Tony Award for Best Play. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 101
Top works
- The Library Book
- The History Boys
- The Wind in the Willows - Reading
- כל כללי הטקס
- ha-Zayin shel Ḳafḳa
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Film & TV
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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…
Known for
- Innes Lloyd: The Producer — Self2025
- Alan Bennett: 90 Years On2024
- Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War2022
- Stewart Lee: Tornado — Self2022
- Remembers… — Self2022
- Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety — Himself2017
- Alan Bennett's Diaries — Himself2016
- The Lady in the Van — Alan Bennett (2014)2015
- Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time — Mole (voice)2013
- The Native Hue of Resolution2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Family name
- Bennett
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Armley
- Occupation
- comedian
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Alan Bennett 2 Allan Warren.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1934-05-09
- Commons category
- Alan Bennett
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- described by source
- Screenonline
- different from
- Allan Bennett
- name in native language
- Alan Bennett
- P12749
- Michelbach
Sources (8)
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