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David Lean


Birth name: David Lean
Birth: 25 March 1908
Died: 16 April 1991
Nationality: British

Career / Biography

David Lean was a British film director who directed several classic British films. He was married to Kay Walsh who he divorced to marry Ann Todd as her third husband.

Director

Passage To India (1984)
Ryans Daughter (1970)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
Summertime (1955)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Sound Barrier (1952)
The Passionate Friends (1949)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Great Expectations (1946)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Blithe Spirit (1945)
This Happy Breed (1944)
In Which We Serve (1942)

Producer

Hobson's Choice (1954)
The Sound Barrier (1952)

Oscars

Won - Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Won - Bridge On The River Kwai (1957)
Nomination - Passage To India (1984)
Nomination - Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Nomination - Summertime (1955)
Nomination - Brief Encounter (1945)