Alan Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

61

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

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

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

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

    My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • In Love and War

    In Love and War

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

  • Every Home Should Have One

    Every Home Should Have One

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

  • The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

  • The Importance of Being Morrissey

    The Importance of Being Morrissey

  • Meg and Mog

    Meg and Mog

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • Innes Lloyd: The Producer

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • Building Sights

    Building Sights

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • The Abbey with Alan Bennett

    The Abbey with Alan Bennett

  • Tempo

    Tempo

  • Stewart Lee: Tornado

    Stewart Lee: Tornado

  • On the Margin

    On the Margin

  • The Glass Box

    The Glass Box

  • Dinner at Noon

    Dinner at Noon

  • Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

    Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

  • Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

  • Being Alan Bennett

    Being Alan Bennett

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • Alan Bennett's Diaries

    Alan Bennett's Diaries

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

  • The Native Hue of Resolution

    The Native Hue of Resolution

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • The Drinking Party

    The Drinking Party

  • Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

    Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

  • Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

    Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

  • Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

    Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics