Alan Bennett
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 9, 1934 (age 92)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
The Choral
Movie · Writer
Allelujah
Movie · Writer
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
TV · Writer · 12 eps
National Theatre Live: Allelujah!
Movie · Writer
National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III
Movie · Writer
The Lady in the Van
Movie · Writer
National Theatre Live: People
Movie · Writer
National Theatre Live: The Habit of Art
Movie · Writer
The History Boys
Movie · Screenplay, Author
Telling Tales
TV · Writer · 10 eps
Talking Heads 2
Movie · Writer
Playing Sandwiches
Movie · Writer
Waiting for the Telegram
Movie · Writer
The Madness of King George
Movie · Screenplay, Theatre Play
Portrait or Bust
Movie · Writer
A Question of Attribution
Movie · Writer
A Life in Death
Movie · Writers' Assistant
Julie Walters and Friends
Movie · Writer
102 Boulevard Haussmann
Movie · Writer
Screen One
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Dinner at Noon
Movie · Writer
Talking Heads
Movie · Writer
Bed Among the Lentils
Movie · Writer
A Lady of Letters
Movie · Writer
Talking Heads
TV · Writer · 12 eps
Prick Up Your Ears
Movie · Screenplay
The Insurance Man
Movie · Writer
Screen Two
TV · Writer · 2 eps
A Private Function
Movie · Story, Screenplay
An Englishman Abroad
Movie · Writer
Intensive Care
Movie · Writer
A Woman of No Importance.
Movie · Writer
Rolling Home
Movie · Writer
Our Winnie
Movie · Writer
Marks
Movie · Writer
Say Something Happened
Movie · Writer
Objects of Affection
TV · Writer · 6 eps
The Old Crowd
Movie · Writer
All Day on the Sands
Movie · Writer
Afternoon Off
Movie · Writer
One Fine Day
Movie · Writer
A Visit from Miss Prothero
Movie · Writer
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Movie · Writer
Doris and Doreen
Movie · Writer
A Little Outing
Movie · Writer
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Premiere
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Sunset Across the Bay
Movie · Writer
A Day Out
Movie · Writer
Play for Today
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Beyond the Fringe
Movie · Writer