Alan Bennett (1) (1934–)
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Sull'Autore
Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He decided to apply for a scholarship at Oxford University. He was accepted by Exeter College, Oxford from which he graduated with a first-class degree in history. He was born on May 9, 1934; he is an English author, actor, humorist and mostra altro playwright. Bennett was made an Honorary Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford in 1987. He was also awarded a D.Litt by the University of Leeds in 1990 and an Hon. PhD from Kingston in 1996. In October 2008 Bennett announced that he was donating his entire archive of working papers, unpublished manuscripts, diaries and books to the Bodleian Library free of charge, as a gesture of thanks and repaying a debt he felt he owed to the UK's social welfare system that had given him educational opportunities which his humble family background would otherwise never have afforded. In 2015 his title, Six Poets: Hardy to Larkin: An Anthology by Alan Bennett, made The New Zealand Best Seller List. He also made the list in 2016 with his title The Lady in the Van. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Alan Bennett
Three Stories: "Father! Father! Burning Bright", "The Clothes They Stood Up in", "The Laying on of Hands" (2003) — Autore — 84 copie
Alan Bennett Plays One: Forty Years On, Getting On, Habeas Corpus and Enjoy (Faber Contemporary Classics) (1991) 52 copie
Alan Bennett: Plays 2 : Kafka's Dick, the Insurance Man, the Old Country, an Englishman Abroad, a Question of… (1998) 49 copie
A Box of Alan Bennett: Clothes They Stood Up in WITH The Lady in the Van AND Father! Father! Burning Bright (2000) 13 copie
Two in Torquay 4 copie
Six Plays By Alan Bennett: The Complete Series [DVD] — Playwright — 3 copie
A Question of Attribution 3 copie
Diary 2019 2 copie
Diary 2018 selections 2 copie
Patricia Routledge in Three Portraits (A Woman of No Importance / A Lady of Letters / Miss Fozzars Finds Her Feet) (2004) — Autore — 2 copie
The Last of the Sun 2 copie
Diary 2017 selections 2 copie
The Insurance Man 2 copie
History Boys, The ; Act 1 & 2 1 copia
FOURTY YEARS ON 1 copia
Bennett Alan 1 copia
The History Boys [Dramatization] 1 copia
Alan Bennett Box Set: Forty Years On; Habeas Corpus; Kafka's Dick; The Madness of George III; The Lady In The Van;… (2014) 1 copia
Single Spies [theatre programme] 1 copia
Hymn [theatre programme] 1 copia
Alan Bennett Reads Childhood Classics: The Wind in the Willows; Alice in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass;… (2017) 1 copia
The Outside Dog (Video) 1 copia
People [theatre programme] 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Assassin's Cloak: An Anthology of the World's Greatest Diarists (2000) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 550 copie
The Utterly Utterly Definitive and Pretty Damn Amusing Comic Relief Revue Book (1989) — Collaboratore — 11 copie
Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass [Abridged] BBC Radio Version (1997) — Narratore, alcune edizioni — 9 copie
Dear Philip, Dear Kingsley: Starring Alan Bennett & Robert Hardy (BBC Radio Collection) (2002) — Actor — 6 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1934-05-09
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Groot-Brittannië
- Nazione (per mappa)
- England, UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Armley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- London, England, UK
Leeds, England, UK
Camden Town, London, England, UK - Istruzione
- Oxford University (Exeter College ∙ BA ∙ 1957 ∙ First class degree in History)
Joint Services School for Linguists
Leeds Modern School - Attività lavorative
- drammaturgo
- Relazioni
- Thomas, Rupert (partner)
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- British Book Award (Author of the Year, 2006)
British Book Award (Lifetime Achievement Award, 2003)
Society of London Theatre Special Award (2005)
Utenti
Recensioni
Liste
Five star books (1)
Favourite Books (1)
Short and Sweet (1)
Folio Society (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 150
- Opere correlate
- 18
- Utenti
- 15,439
- Popolarità
- #1,468
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 824
- ISBN
- 520
- Lingue
- 20
- Preferito da
- 56
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