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Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed was an English film director and producer. Considered one of the foremost British filmmakers of the post-World War II era, he achieved prominence in the late 1940s for his film noir thrillers Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), and The Third Man (1949). Odd Man Out was the first recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best British Film. The Fallen Idol won the second BAFTA Award fo…
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entertainment · English film director (1906–1976) · film director · film producer · stage actor · screenwriter · director · also Carol Reed, Reed
Born 30 December 1906 · Died 25 April 1976 · Q95143
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2026· 2 entries
“The whole point of the Valli character in that film is that she”
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1976· 1 entry
Died 1976-04-25.
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1969· 1 entry
Awarded Academy Award for Best Director for Oliver! (1969).
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1952· 1 entry
Became only the second British film director to be knighted for his craft
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1948· 1 entry
The actress Penelope Dudley-Ward, also known as Pempie, the elder daughter of Freda Dudley Ward, who had been a mistress of Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor)
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1942· 1 entry
The producer of some of Reed's most admired films
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1906· 1 entry
Born 1906-12-30.
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