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Alan Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Birthdate

1934-05-09 (Age: 92)

Place of Birth

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Alan Bennett

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.

Filmography (44)

⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Innes Lloyd: The Producer

2025
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

2024
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

Stewart Lee: Tornado

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

2017
⭐ 6.0 Role: Himself

Alan Bennett's Diaries

2016
⭐ 6.4 Role: Alan Bennett (2014)

The Lady in the Van

2015
⭐ 10.0 Role: Unknown

The Native Hue of Resolution

2013
⭐ 6.0 Role: Mole (voice)

Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

2013
⭐ 6.2 Role: Hector

National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

2013
No Image
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

2012
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Books: The Last Chapter?

2011
⭐ 0 Role: Himself

Being Alan Bennett

2009
⭐ 4.8 Role: Self

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

2004
⭐ 5.3 Role: Narrator (voice)

The Young Visiters

2003