David Lean

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Gender	Male
Death	33 years ago
Date of birth	March 25,1908
Zodiac sign	Aries
Born	Croydon
	United Kingdom
Date of died	April 16,1991
Died	Limehouse
	United Kingdom
Books	David Lean: Interviews
	Mapskills Copymasters
Height	185 (cm)
Children	Peter Lean
Parents	Francis William le Blount Lean
	Helena Tangye
Spouse	Sandra Lean
Siblings	Tangye Lean
Date of Reg.	2019-02-15 04:16:47
Date of Upd.	2023-09-23 01:13:14
ID	419191

Doctor Zhivago
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Brief Encounter
Great Expectations
Ryan's Daughter
A Passage to India
Oliver Twist
In Which We Serve
Hobson's Choice
Blithe Spirit
This Happy Breed
Summertime
The Sound Barrier
The Passionate Friends
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Major Barbara
Madeleine
Lost and Found: The Story of Cook's Anchor
Money for Speed
The Golden Gong
Lawrence of Arabia

Academy Award for Best Director
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
Golden Bear
AFI Life Achievement Award
BAFTA Award for Best British Film
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
BAFTA Fellowship
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
National Board of Review Award for Best Film
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director
National Board of Review Award for Best Director
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
DGA Honorary Life Member Award
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Academy Award for Best Directing

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David Lean Life story

Sir David Lean CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and A Passage to India.

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