Alan Bennett

Writing

Born: 1934-05-09
From: Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.6

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.

Awards & Nominations7 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Bodley Medal

2008
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Tony Award for Best Play

The History Boys

2006
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

The Madness of King George

1995
🏆 Won

Hawthornden Prize

1989
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Society of London Theatre Special Award

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Laurence Olivier Awards

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Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts

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Ackerley Prize

Acting57 titles

Directing2 titles

Writing45 titles

Production1 title

Creator3 titles