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Born April 26, 1898 • Scotland
Died February 19, 1972 (aged 73) • Bath • England
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Barbara Kopple
American director
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Carol Reed
British director
Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.
Martin Scorsese
American filmmaker
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
American director and producer
Moore, Michael
Michael Moore
American filmmaker and author
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
German director and actor
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
American filmmaker
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Roberto Omegna
Italian filmmaker
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Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, producer, writer, and director
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
Hamlet (1948)
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director, writer, and producer
Ridley Scott stands in front of a dark, sculpted alien creature backdrop at the Alien: Covenant world premiere in London.
Ridley Scott
British director and producer
Peter Brook
Peter Brook
English producer-director
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
English actor, director, writer, and humanitarian
Julian Fellowes in a pinstripe suit and tie stands in front of an Oscar statue at the 2009 Governors Awards in Hollywood, California.
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Tony Richardson stands indoors, leaning with one arm on a surface, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, looking directly at the camera in this 1977 black-and-white portrait.
Tony Richardson
British director and producer
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Richard Attenborough
English actor, director, and producer