David Lean
Sir David Lean CBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most influential directors of all time, Lean directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed two adaptations of Charles Dickens novels, Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945).
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| Full name at birth | David Lean
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1908
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| Place of birth | Croydon, Surrey, England
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| Date of death | 16 April 1991
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| Age | 83 (age at death)
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| Place of death | London, England
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| Cause of death | Throat Cancer
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| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, actor
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| High school | Leighton Park School in Reading
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- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890- 1945". Pages 633-639. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
- Was in final pre-production for the filming of "Nostromo" (based on the Joseph Conrad novel) when he died.
- Once screened Lawrence of Arabia (1962) with Steven Spielberg. Lean gave Spielberg a "live director's commentary" (as Spielberg put it). Spielberg said it was one of the best moments of his life, learning from a true master. Consequently, Spielberg stated that it helped him make better pictures and that commentary directly influenced every movie he has made since.
- Towards the end of his life, he said he'd like to have another go at filming Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago." The prerequisite for remaking the film would be the casting of Julie Christie once again as Lara, but since she would be too old for the part, he wouldn't be able to do it.
- He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture.
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