Alan Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

60

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-05-09 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK

Alan Bennett

Biography

Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • In Love and War

    In Love and War

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • The Importance of Being Morrissey

    The Importance of Being Morrissey

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

  • Tempo

    Tempo

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

  • Every Home Should Have One

    Every Home Should Have One

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

    Stop All the Clocks: W.H. Auden in an Age of Anxiety

  • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

  • Dinner at Noon

    Dinner at Noon

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Building Sights

    Building Sights

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • The Glass Box

    The Glass Box

  • Meg and Mog

    Meg and Mog

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • On the Margin

    On the Margin

  • The Abbey with Alan Bennett

    The Abbey with Alan Bennett

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

    My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

  • The Drinking Party

    The Drinking Party

  • Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

    Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

    Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

  • Stewart Lee: Tornado

    Stewart Lee: Tornado

  • Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

    Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

    Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

  • Alan Bennett's Diaries

    Alan Bennett's Diaries

  • The Native Hue of Resolution

    The Native Hue of Resolution

  • Being Alan Bennett

    Being Alan Bennett