Richard Attenborough

The Right Honourable The Lord Attenborough CBE
Attenborough at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Richard Samuel Attenborough 29 August 1923(1923-08-29) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Dee'd	24 August 2014(2014-08-24) (aged 90) London, United Kingdom
Naitionality	British
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Thrift	Actor, director, producer
Years active	1942–2007
Title	President of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Term	2001–2010
Predecessor	HRH The Princess Royal
Successor	HRH The Duke of Cambridge
Hauf-marrae(s)	Sheila Sim (m. 1945–2014, his death)
Bairns	Michael Jane (d. 26 December 2004) Charlotte
Kin	David Attenborough (brother) Gerald Sim (brother-in-law) Jane Seymour (former daughter-in-law)
Awairds	Academy Award for Best Director 1982 Gandhi Academy Award for Best Picture 1982 Gandhi

The Rt. Hon. Richard Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (29 August 1923– 24 August 2014) wis an Inglis movie producer, director and actor.

He was born in Cambridge, England. Attenborough left his home when he was 17 too attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He earned his first West End theater role, then went too national stardom in the play Brighton Rock.

Attenborough later became a producer an director. He produced and directed the movie Gandhi. Attenborough said that the movie Gandhi was his dream project an waiting years too make it. Gandhi won 5 British Academy Awairds and 8 American Oscars. In 1983 he won the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, a lifetime achievement award. In his movie roles, he is mostly lent for his roles in The Great Escape an in Jurassic Park. He was the older brither of naturalist David Attenborough.

Attenborough died on 24 August 2014 at the age of 90 in London.

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