Alan Bennett

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

62

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

  • BBC2 Play of the Week

    BBC2 Play of the Week

  • Afternoon Off

    Afternoon Off

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • The Young Visiters

    The Young Visiters

  • In Love and War

    In Love and War

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Dreamchild

    Dreamchild

  • A Dance to the Music of Time

    A Dance to the Music of Time

  • The Lady in the Van

    The Lady in the Van

  • Long Shot

    Long Shot

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Madness of King George

    The Madness of King George

  • Innes Lloyd: The Producer

    Innes Lloyd: The Producer

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • The Abbey with Alan Bennett

    The Abbey with Alan Bennett

  • Portrait or Bust

    Portrait or Bust

  • Building Sights

    Building Sights

  • Meg and Mog

    Meg and Mog

  • Ashenden

    Ashenden

  • The Wind in the Willows

    The Wind in the Willows

  • The Glass Box

    The Glass Box

  • The Willows in Winter

    The Willows in Winter

  • On the Margin

    On the Margin

  • Little Dorrit

    Little Dorrit

  • Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

    Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Tempo

    Tempo

  • Every Home Should Have One

    Every Home Should Have One

  • Stewart Lee: Tornado

    Stewart Lee: Tornado

  • The Drinking Party

    The Drinking Party

  • Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

    Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

  • Thora Hird Tribute

    Thora Hird Tribute

  • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

    National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage

  • The Native Hue of Resolution

    The Native Hue of Resolution

  • The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

  • Julie Walters and Friends

    Julie Walters and Friends

  • Selling Hitler

    Selling Hitler

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor

    The Merry Wives of Windsor

  • Being Alan Bennett

    Being Alan Bennett

  • Alan Bennett's Diaries

    Alan Bennett's Diaries

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • Talking Heads

    Talking Heads

  • Intensive Care

    Intensive Care

  • The Importance of Being Morrissey

    The Importance of Being Morrissey

  • Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

  • Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

    Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War

  • Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

    Mouse and Mole at Christmas Time

  • Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

  • The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

    The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse

  • A Visit from Miss Prothero

    A Visit from Miss Prothero

  • Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

    Alan Bennett: 90 Years On

  • Dinner at Noon

    Dinner at Noon

  • My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

    My Friend Sam: Living for the Moment

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

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

  • Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

    Did I Say Hairdressing? I Meant Astrophysics

  • Books: The Last Chapter?

    Books: The Last Chapter?