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Name: David Lean
Full/Alt. name: David Lean
Date of Birth: Wednesday March 25 1908
Born: Croydon, England (United Kingdom)
Nationality: English
Partial Biography: The best films of consummate craftsman David Lean are the product of a creative tension between romantic style and realistic content. Working his way up from clapper-boy to editor's apprentice in…Full David Lean Biography…

The Passionate Friends (2008) PG (Contains suicide references)Director
Brief Encounter (1945) (2007) PG (Contains mild sex references)Director
Great Expectations (1946) (2007) PG (Contains mild violence and scary moments)Director, Writer
A Passage To India (1984) PGDirector, screenplay, Editor
Ryan's Daughter (1970) Director
Doctor Zhivago (1966) PG (for mature themes)Director
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (1962) (N/A)Director, Producer, assistance
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) U (N/A)Director
Summer Madness (1955) U (Contains mild sex references)Director
Breaking the Sound Barrier (1952) Director, Producer

American Film Institute Life Achievement Award (1990)
National Board of Review Award (1984) Best Director - "A Passage To India"
New York Film Critics Circle Award (1984) Best Director - "A Passage To India"
Directors Guild of America Honorary Life Membership (1973)
Directors Guild of America D W Griffith Award (1973)