Lean,Sir David

Lean,Sir David
Lean (lēn), Sir David. 1908-1991.
British filmmaker. His works include The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962), both of which won Academy Awards.

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  • Lean, Sir David — born March 25, 1908, Croydon, Surrey, Eng. died April 16, 1991, London British film director. He worked at Gaumont Studios from 1928, becoming head film editor. He codirected In Which We Serve (1942) with Noë l Coward and was sole director of… …   Universalium

  • Lean, Sir David — (25 mar. 1908, Croydon, Surrey, Inglaterra–16 abr. 1991, Londres). Director de cine británico. Desde 1928 comenzó a trabajar en los estudios Gaumont, donde se convirtió en editor general. Codirigió Sangre, sudor y lágrimas (1942) con Noë l Coward …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Sir David Lean — David Lean David Lean Naissance 25 mars 1908 Croydon  Royaume Uni Décès 16 avril 1991 Londres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • David — (rey de Israel) V. «lágrimas de David». * * * David. □ V. estrella de David, lágrimas de David. * * * Esta página se refiere al rey bíblico de Israel. Para otros significados del término véase David (desambiguación). David (דָּוִד Amado ) fue el… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lean — Lean, Sir David (1908 91) a British film ↑director who made many well known films, such as ↑Brief Encounter (1945), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Dr Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • David Lean — This article is about the director. For the athlete, see David Lean (athlete). Sir David Lean CBE Born 25 March 1908(1908 03 25) Croydon, Surrey, England …   Wikipedia

  • sir — /serr/, n. 1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. 2. (cap.) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. 3. (cap.) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy …   Universalium

  • David — /day vid/ for 1, 2, 5; Fr. /dann veed / for 3, 5; Sp. /dah veedh / for 4, 5, n. 1. died c970 B.C., the second king of Israel, reigned c1010 c970, successor to Saul: slayer of the Philistine giant Goliath. 2. Saint. Also called Dewi Sant. A.D.… …   Universalium

  • David Lean — Données clés Naissance 25 mars 1908 Croydon  Royaume Uni Décès 16 avril  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • David Lean — Sir David Lean KBE (* 25. März 1908 in Croydon; † 16. April 1991 in London) war ein britischer Filmregisseur. Berühmt wurde er vor allem durch Leinwandepen wie Lawrence von Arabien und Die Brücke am Kwai. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filme …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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