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Richard Attenborough

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Richard Attenborough

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Also known as Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, The Lord Attenborough, Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Dickie Attenborough

British actor (1923–2014)

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Richard Attenborough was a British figure whose professional career spanned from 1942 to 2007. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection. His notable works include *A Bridge Too Far*, *Magic*, *In search of Gandhi*, *Chaplin*, and *Gandhi*.

Born on 29 August 1923, Attenborough passed away on 24 August 2014. He stood 1.70 meters tall. A website dedicated to displaying film posters from his films exists, and his name is associated with spoken word tags in music databases.

Synthesized by Vinony from 25 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Firecrawl, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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The Richard Attenborough Film Poster Site

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Cambridge
Place of death
London
Spouse
Sheila Sim
Occupation
director
Employer
University of Oxford
Political party
Labour Party
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
Shadowlands
Noble title
lord
Genre
Shakespearean comedy
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
Royal Air Force
Military rank
Sergeant
Official website
www.richardattenborough.com
Image
RichardAttenborough07TIFF.jpg
Height
1.70
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manner of death
natural causes
date of death
2014-08-24
Commons category
Richard Attenborough
date of birth
1923-08-29
honorific prefix
The Right Honourable
nominated for
Academy Award for Best Picture
birth name
Richard Samuel Attenborough
name in native language
The Right Honourable Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough CBE FRSA
cause of death
heart failure
related category
Category:Films produced by Richard Attenborough
start of work period
1942-00-00
end of work period
2007-00-00
short name
Richard Attenborough
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Encyclopedic overview

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (/ˈætənbərə/ AT-ten-bər-rə; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014), was an English actor, film director and producer. For his directing, he won two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards; for his acting, he won three BAFTAs and two Golden Globes. He was knighted in 1976 for services to film and in 1983 he received the BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement.

As an actor, Attenborough is best remembered for his film roles in Brighton Rock (1948), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Great Escape (1963), Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Jurassic Park (1993) and Miracle on 34th Street (1994). On stage, he appeared in the West End in 1952, originating the role of Detective Sergeant Trotter in Agatha Christie's murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has since become the longest-running play in London and the world.

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