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- Born
- 1932-01-19
- Works
- 14
Top works
- Providing for Unemployed Workers in the Transition by Richard Lester
- Girolamo Frescobaldi a VARIETY of INVENTIONS
- Richard & Gary's Incredible Stories
- John Bates
- Hollywood legend
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Directing · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.
Known for
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years — Self2016
- Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace — Self - Director2014
- THE BEATLES in HELP! — Self2007
- Filmmakers in Action — Self2006
- Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' — Self2004
- Things They Said Today — Self2002
- The Unknown Peter Sellers — Self
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1932 births20th-century American Jews21st-century American JewsAmerican AtheistsAmerican comedy film directorsAmerican expatriates in the United KingdomAmerican satirical film directorsArtists from PhiladelphiaBLP articles lacking sources from March 2023Counterculture of the 1960sDirectors of Palme d'Or winnersFilm directors from Pennsylvania