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Alan Bennett

Alan Bennett

Birthday: 1934-05-09 | Place of Birth: 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 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1997
The Willows in Winter

as    Mole

1996
In Love and War

as    Porter

1995
The Wind in the Willows

as    Mole

1987
Fortunes of War

as    Lord Pinkrose

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as    Himself - Various Roles

1982
The Merry Wives of Windsor

as    Justice Shallow

1966
Alice in Wonderland

as    Mouse

1964
Beyond the Fringe

as    Various Characters