Alan Bennett
Born: 1934-05-09
Place of Birth: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
Beyond the Fringe
Long Shot
Afternoon Off
Dreamchild
Dinner at Noon
The Lady in the Van
In Love and War
Alan Bennett's Diaries
The Madness of King George
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics
Alice in Wonderland
Little Dorrit
The Young Visiters
The Wind in the Willows
The Native Hue of Resolution
The Merry Wives of Windsor
Books: The Last Chapter?
The Willows in Winter
Every Home Should Have One
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
Julie Walters and Friends
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time
Selling Hitler
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Being Alan Bennett
Talking Heads
The Importance of Being Morrissey
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
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