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Also Known As Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell
Born July 3, 1927 • Southampton • England • England
Died November 27, 2011 (aged 84)
Notable Works “Billion Dollar Brain” • “Crimes of Passion” • “Lisztomania” • “Mahler” • “Savage Messiah” • “The Boy Friend” • “The Devils” • “The Fall of the Louse of Usher” • “The Music Lovers” • “Tommy” • “Whore” • “Women in Love”
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Roy Ward Baker
British director
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Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Schlesinger, John
John Schlesinger
English film director
Emerald Fennell smiling in front of a blue background with string lights, wearing a black top and a gold necklace with a star pendant.
Emerald Fennell
English actress, director, and writer
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
English actress
Mary Poppins
Robert Stevenson
British-born American director
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Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Stephen Fry smiling at an event, wearing a blue jacket, burgundy sweater, plaid shirt, and yellow polka dot tie, with a National Geographic backdrop behind him.
Stephen Fry
British actor, writer, and director
Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall, wearing a black cap and dark fur-trimmed cloak, standing against a plain background.
Mark Rylance
British actor and director
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Ida Lupino
American actress, director, and screenwriter
Alex Garland
Alex Garland
British novelist, screenwriter, and director
Ben Elton
Ben Elton
British actor, writer, and comedian
Sacha Baron Cohen smiles and holds up two MTV Movie Awards trophies in front of a backdrop with MTV and Movie Awards logos at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards.
Sacha Baron Cohen
British actor and comedian
John Boorman
John Boorman
British film director
Stephen Daldry smiles while posing for a portrait against a plain dark background, wearing a denim jacket over a light sweater.
Stephen Daldry
English film and theater director
Kenneth Branagh wearing a white shirt and dark jacket, posing against a blue background.
Kenneth Branagh
British actor, director, and writer
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Ridley Scott
British director and producer
Alan Rickman wearing a dark suit and white shirt, smiling slightly while posing at an event in 2011.
Alan Rickman
British actor and director
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Danny Boyle
British filmmaker
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Ken Loach
British director