Alan Bennett
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. His output includes The Madness of George III and its film incarnation The Madness of King George, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Bennett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1934-05-09 · Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Known for
- Family Guy (1999) — Alan Bennett (voice)
- The Lady in the Van (2015) — Alan Bennett (2014)
- The Madness of King George (1994) — 2nd MP
- The History Boys (2006) — Author
- In Love and War (1996) — Porter
- Prick Up Your Ears (1987) — Screenplay
- A Private Function (1984) — Screenplay
- The Choral (2025) — Writer
- Alice in Wonderland (1966) — Mouse
- Dreamchild (1985) — Mock Turtle (voice)
- The Wind in the Willows (1995) — Mole (voice)
- Allelujah (2023) — Executive Producer
- Every Home Should Have One (1970) — Defence Solicitor
- The Willows in Winter (1996) — Mole
- Stewart Lee: Tornado (2022) — Self
- Little Dorrit (1987) — The Bishop