Sir David Lean

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkbp:active_years_end gptkb:1989
gptkbp:active_years_start gptkb:1942
gptkbp:award gptkb:BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkbp:birth_date 1908-03-25
gptkbp:birth_place Shoreditch, London, England
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1991-04-16
gptkbp:famous_quote “ I think the most important thing is to be true to yourself.”
“ I think the best films are the ones that are made with love.”
“ I believe in the power of cinema to change the world.”
“ The best thing you can do is to be yourself.”
“ I have always been a great believer in the power of the imagination.”
gptkbp:film gptkb:A_Passage_to_India
gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
gptkb:London_Film_School
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Venice_Film_Festival
gptkb:Academy_Awards
gptkb:BAFTA_Awards
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir David Lean
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Steven_Spielberg
gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkb:George_Lucas
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkb:David_O._Selznick
gptkbp:known_for epic films
adaptations of literary works
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Doctor_Zhivago
gptkb:The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai
gptkb:Lawrence_of_Arabia
gptkb:Oliver_Twist
gptkb:Great_Expectations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Film_Director
gptkb:Screenwriter
gptkbp:signature David Lean's signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mona_Washbourne
gptkb:Ann_Todd
Isabel Lean
gptkbp:website http://www.davidlean.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BFI_Outstanding_Contribution_to_British_Cinema_Award
gptkb:The_BAFTA_Fellowship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5