Richard Samuel Attenborough
| Sign | Virgo |
| Born | Aug 29, 1923 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire |
| Died | Aug 24, 2014 London, England |
| Age | Died at 91 |
Richard Attenborough | |
| Job | Actor, director, producer |
| Years active | 1942-2007 |
| Top Roles | Frenchy Burgoyne, Lew Moran, Sidney De Vere Cox, Squadron Leader Roger Bartlett "Big X", Young Powder Handler |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, War, Crime, Film Adaptation, Adventure |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Courtroom |
| Top Collaborators | Bernard Lee, Marianne Stone, John Le Mesurier, Victor Maddern |
| Shares birthday with | Ingrid Bergman, Preston Sturges, Lurene Tuttle see more.. |
Richard Attenborough Overview:
Legendary actor, Richard Attenborough, was born Richard Samuel Attenborough on Aug 29, 1923 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Attenborough died at the age of 91 on Aug 24, 2014 in London, England .
MINI BIO:
Stocky, buoyant, boyish British actor whose film career divided itself into four phases: as weak and blustering youths (1942-1953); a genial, faintly roguish leading man (1953-1960); a versatile character star (1961-1970); a workmanlike and occasionally inspired director of daunting prestige subjects. Knighted in 1975. Married Sheila Sim (1922-2016) in 1945. Won the best director Oscar in 1983 for Gandhi. A stout campaigner and fighter for the British film industry, he proved its guiding light in the mid-1980s. His on-screen credits were limited to films he directed in the 1980s, but, on turning 70, he returned to acting in crusty character roles. Created Lord Attenborough in 1993.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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Richard Attenborough was nominated for one Academy Award, winning for Best Director for Gandhi in 1982.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1982 | Best Director | Gandhi (1982) | N/A | Won |
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Richard Attenborough Quotes:
Lew Moran: Maybe Frank Towns, who's flown every crate they've ever built and could fly in and out of a tennis court if he had to, maybe that great hell-for-leather trailblazer's nothing more than a back number now. And maybe men like Dorfmann can build machines that can do Frank Towns's job for him, and do it better
Lew Moran: [of an alternate destination] Three stinkin' mud huts and a poisoned well. That's not a place, it's a disease.
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