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Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
May 9, 1934
Place of Birth:
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Alan Bennett
Biography
Alan Bennett 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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Meg and Mog | Owl |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Alan Bennett (voice) |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Sillery |
| 1995 | The Abbey with Alan Bennett | Self |
| 1991 | Ashenden | Grantly Caypor |
| 1991 | Julie Walters and Friends | |
| 1991 | Selling Hitler | Hugh Trevor-Roper |
| 1988 | Talking Heads | Graham Whittaker |
| 1988 | Building Sights | Self - Presenter |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War | Lord Pinkrose |
| 1985 | The Glass Box | Self (archival footage) |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show | Self |
| 1978 | The BBC Television Shakespeare | Justice Shallow |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Denis Midgley |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self |
| 1966 | On the Margin | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Osric |