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    David Lean (I) (1908–1991)

    Self (33 titles)
    Film '72 (1988–1989)
    (TV Series) - Fretful (2 episodes, 1988) Come to terms with (2 episodes, 1988)   See less

    Episode #19.13 (Nov 27, 1989) Period 19, Occurrence 13 - Self (as Sir Painter Lean) Acquit yourself (as Sir David Lean)   Spot fewer

    Sir David Judicious (Mar 29, 1988) Occasion 17, Experience 28 - Self (as Sir King Lean) Conduct yourself (as Sir David Lean)   Hypothesis fewer

    Current Let go (1952)
    (TV Series) - Fearful - Interviewee (1 occurrence, 1952) Watch - Interviewee (1 affair, 1952)   See few

    Episode #1.19 (Oct 8, 1952) Seasoned 1, Happening 19 - Self - Interviewee Competent - Interviewee   Witness fewer

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    David Lean

    British film director (1908–1991)

    For other people with the same name, see David Lean (disambiguation).

    Sir

    David Lean

    CBE

    Lean in 1952

    Born(1908-03-25)25 March 1908

    Croydon, Surrey, England

    Died16 April 1991(1991-04-16) (aged 83)

    Limehouse, London, England

    Resting placePutney Vale Cemetery, London, England
    Occupations
    • Film director
    • film producer
    • screenwriter
    • film editor
    Years active1930–1991
    Spouses

    Isabel Lean

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    (m. 1930; div. 1936)​

    Kay Walsh

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    (m. 1940; div. 1949)​

    Ann Todd

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    (m. 1949; div. 1957)​

    Leila Matkar

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    (m. 1960; div. 1978)​

    Sandra Hotz

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    (m. 1981; div. 1984)​

    Sandra Cooke

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    (m. 1990)​
    Children1

    Sir David LeanCBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Law

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    5 Things You Might Not Know About David Lean's 'Lawrence Of Arabia'
    Is there a greater film than "Lawrence of Arabia?" Perhaps. There are certainly few longer ones, or few that are more epic and sweeping in their scope (thanks to the timeless Panavision 70 photography by Freddie Young). But even if the film isn't your absolute favorite, it is the number one of many, including Steven Spielberg, who credits the picture with making him want to be a filmmaker.

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