Alan Bennett

Biography

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.

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Known For

The Lady in the Van 2015 ★ 6.4
National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013 ★ 6.2
Meg and Mog 2003 ★ 8.0
The Young Visiters 2003 ★ 5.3
Family Guy 1999 ★ 7.4
A Dance to the Music of Time 1997 ★ 5.9
In Love and War 1996 ★ 5.9
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse 1996
The Willows in Winter 1996 ★ 6.7
The Wind in the Willows 1995 ★ 7.1
The Madness of King George 1994 ★ 6.8
Julie Walters and Friends 1991
Talking Heads 1988 ★ 6.7
Fortunes of War 1987 ★ 6.3
Little Dorrit 1987 ★ 6.4
Dreamchild 1985 ★ 6.6
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1982 ★ 8.0
BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 ★ 7.0
Play for Today 1970 ★ 6.6
Hamlet 1970 ★ 7.0
Every Home Should Have One 1970 ★ 4.9
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 1969 ★ 7.0
Alice in Wonderland 1966 ★ 6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951 ★ 8.8