Richard Attenborough
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The Rt. Hon. Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (29 August 1923[1]– 24 August 2014[2]) wis an Inglis movie producer, director an actor.
The Right Honourable The Lord Attenborough | |
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![]() Attenborough at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival | |
Born | Richard Samuel Attenborough 29 August 1923 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
Dee'd | 24 August 2014 90) London, United Kingdom | (aged
Naitionality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Thrift | Actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1942–2007 |
Title | President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Term | 2001–2010 |
Predecessor | HRH The Princess Royal |
Successor | HRH The Duke of Cambridge |
Hauf-marrae(s) | Sheila Sim (m. 1945–2014, his death) |
Bairns | Michael Jane (d. 26 December 2004) Charlotte |
Kin | David Attenborough (brother) Gerald Sim (brother-in-law) Jane Seymour (former daughter-in-law) |
Awairds | Academy Award for Best Director 1982 Gandhi Academy Award for Best Picture 1982 Gandhi |
He wis born in Cambridge, England. Attenborough left his home whan he wis 17 tae atteit the Royal Academy fur Dramatic Arts in London. He earnt his first West End theatre role, than went tae naitional stardom in the play Brighton Rock.
Attenborough later on turnt intae a producer an director. He producit an directit the film Gandhi. Attenborough said that the movie Gandhi wis his dream project an waitit years tae mak it.[3] Gandhi won 5 British Academy Awairds an 8 American Oscars. In 1983 he won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Awaird, a lifetime achievement awaird. In his movie roles, he is maistly kent for his roles in The Great Escape an in Jurassic Park. He wis the aulder brither o naturalist David Attenborough.
Attenborough dee'd on 24 August 2014 at 90 year auld in London.[4]
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