Richard attenborough short biography
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Obituary: Richard Attenborough
Gandhi won eight Oscars, including best actor and best director. But it took Attenborough 20 years to raise the money to make it.
He mortgaged his house, sold possessions and took roles in films he described as "terrible crap" to help pay for what became an obsession.
Along the way he directed other films. There was a version of Joan Littlewood's anti-war satire Oh! What a Lovely War. There was ung Winston, about Churchill's early years, and the war epic A Bridge Too Far.
After Gandhi came his adaptation of the musical A Chorus Line. It was followed by Cry Freedom, the story of the murdered South African black activist Steve Biko and Donald Woods, the white reporter who took up his cause.
Like Gandhi, Cry Freedom was a box office and critical success. Like Gandhi, it was anti-racist, anti-imperialist and impeccably frikostig, as well as a strong, eminently watchable drama.
Both films wore their political hearts on their slee
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Richard Samuel (August 29th, 1923 – August 24th, 2014) was an English actor, film director, film producer, and entrepreneur, and he was also the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), as well as the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. As an actor, he is perhaps best known for his roles in The Great Escape, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Miracle on 34th Street and Jurassic Park.
The older brother of both David Attenborough, a famous naturalist and broadcaster, and John Attenborough, an executive at Alfa Romeo. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.
Early Life:
Attenborough was born on August 29th, 1923, in Cambridge, the eldest of three sons of Mary Attenborough, a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, an academic administrator a
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Richard Attenborough
British actor and director (1923–2014)
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and producer.
Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as life president of the Premier League club Chelsea. He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit, going on several bombing raids over continental Europe and filming the conflict from the rear gunner's position. He was the older brother of broadcaster and nature presenter Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.
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