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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