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David Lean was a British film director who lived from 1908 to 1991 and became known for directing major motion pictures. He is considered an important figure in cinema history, though the specific details of his most celebrated works and influence would require additional context to fully explain.
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Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Sir David Lean CBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, he is best remembered for adapting the works of Charles Dickens and Noël Coward, and for his large scale period epics such as The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965),…
Known for
- Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean — Self (archive footage)2026
- Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2020
- E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey — Self (archive footage)2019
- Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2019
- Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream — Self (archive footage)2017
- Talking Pictures — Self (archive footage)2013
- Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration — Self (Archive Footage)2010
- The Making of Lawrence of Arabia — Self (archive footage)2001
- The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio — Self1985
- David Lean: A Life in Film — Self1985
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Croydon
- Place of death
- Limehouse
- Occupation
- producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Doctor Zhivago
- Image
- DavidLean1965.jpg
- Height
- 185
- Number of children
- 1
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- date of birth
- 1908-03-25
- date of death
- 1991-04-16
- cause of death
- esophageal cancer
- topic's main category
- Category:David Lean
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- Commons category
- David Lean
- place of burial
- Putney Vale Cemetery
- name in native language
- David Lean
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by David Lean
- described by source
- The Times
- date of burial or cremation
- 1991-04-22
- different from
- David Lean
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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