biography
pronunciation:
[lee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1943– )
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| biography:
| Playwright and theatre director, born in Salford, Greater Manchester, NW England, UK. He has scripted a distinctive genre based on actors' improvizations around given themes. His most successful work for the theatre has had a second life on film, as in Bleak Moments (1970), and on television, as in Abigail's Party (1977). Later films include Life is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993), Topsy Turvy (1999), and All or Nothing (2002). Secrets and Lies (1996) won the 1996 Cannes Palme d'Or and received Oscar nominations for best director and best screenplay. |
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