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Putney, London, England, UK
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), and The Third Man (1949). He won the Palme d'Or for The Third Man and the 1968 Academy Award for Best Director for Oliver!. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carol Reed, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
- Charmed Lives: A Family Romance — Self (archive footage)2028
- The Third Man — UK Version's Opening Narrator (uncredited)1949
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1906-12-30 ) 30 December 1906, Putney , London, England
- Died
- 25 April 1976 (1976-04-25) (aged 69), Chelsea , London, England
- Occupations
- Director producer
- Years active
- 1935–1972
- Spouses
- Diana Wynyard ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1943 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1947 ) Penelope Dudley-Ward ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 )
- Parent
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree (father)
- Relatives
- Viola Tree (half-sister) Felicity Tree (half-sister) Iris Tree (half-sister) Oliver Reed (nephew) Kristian Reed (nephew)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carol
- Family name
- Reed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Putney
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- Spouse
- Penelope Dudley-Ward
- Father
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- The King's School Canterbury
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Notable work
- Night Train to Munich
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Image
- Fillmregisseur Carol Reed (van de film The Third Man) in Amsterdam, Bestanddeelnr 903-7969.jpg
- Work location
- United Kingdom
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- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1906-12-30
- date of death
- 1976-04-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Director
- name in native language
- Carol Reed
- start of work period
- 1935-00-00
- place of burial
- London
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Carol Reed
- described by source
- The Times
- Commons category
- Carol Reed
- end of work period
- 1972-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director and producer, best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968), for which he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Director.
Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Carol Reed” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.