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.
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Filmography
Acting Credits (64)
Innes Lloyd: The Producer
Self
2025
Alan Bennett: 90 Years On
2024
Stewart Lee: Tornado
Self
2022
Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War
2022
Remembers…
Self
2022
