Sir Carol Reed

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Sir Carol Reed

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Putney, London, Greater London, UK
Death: April 25, 1976 (69)
Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and May Pinney Reed
Husband of Penelope Dudley-Ward
Ex-husband of Diana Wynyard
Father of Private and Tracy Reed
Brother of Peter Reed
Half brother of Felicity Cory-Wright; Viola Tree and Iris Tree

Occupation: film director
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About Sir Carol Reed

Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949), and Oliver! (1968).[1] For Oliver!, he received the Academy Award for Best Director.

Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film; filmmaker Roman Polanski has repeatedly cited it as his favourite film.[2] The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The British Film Institute voted The Third Man the greatest British film of the 20th century.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Reed

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Sir Carol Reed's Timeline

1906
December 30, 1906
Putney, London, Greater London, UK
1942
September 21, 1942
London, Greater London, UK
1976
April 25, 1976
Age 69
Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Kensington Cemetery, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom