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Alan Bennett

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Aran Benetto

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1934-05-09 （Armley, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England）
国籍
British
言語
English, Russian
宗教
Agnostic (raised Anglican)
居住地歴
Leeds → Oxford → Gloucester Crescent, Camden Town, London → Primrose Hill, London → Clapham, Yorkshire Dales

経歴

職業
Playwright, Author, Actor, Screenwriter
活動期間
1960年〜2024年
所属
Royal National Theatre, BBC, Exeter College, Oxford (Honorary Fellow)
影響を受けた人物
Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Dudley Moore
影響を与えた人物
Contemporary British playwrights

学歴

Christ Church, Upper Armley, Church of England School
国: United Kingdom
Primary school, same class as Barbara Taylor Bradford
Leeds Modern School (now Lawnswood School)
国: United Kingdom
Secondary school
Joint Services School for Linguists
Russian
国: United Kingdom
During national service
Exeter College, Oxford
History
学位: 歴史学 一等学士
期間: 1950年代後半
国: United Kingdom
Graduated with first-class degree in history
Magdalen College, Oxford
Medieval History
国: United Kingdom
Junior lecturer for several years

受賞歴

Special Tony Award
1963
対象作品: Beyond the Fringe
主催: Tony Awards
結果: Won
Society of London Theatre Special Award
2005
主催: Society of London Theatre
結果: Won
Laurence Olivier Award
2005
対象作品: The History Boys
部門: 最優秀新作戯曲
主催: Society of London Theatre
結果: Won
Tony Award
2006
対象作品: The History Boys
部門: 最優秀戯曲
主催: Tony Awards
結果: Won
Academy Award
1995
対象作品: The Madness of King George
部門: 脚色賞
主催: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
結果: Nomination

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Beyond the Fringe

1960年 Satirical revue

Satirical revue at Edinburgh Festival with Cook, Miller, Moore, bringing instant fame.

SatireSocial commentary

Forty Years On

1968年 Play

Bennett's first stage play, starring John Gielgud.

British societyEducation

The History Boys

2004年 Play

Story of 1960s schoolboys aiming for Oxford. Won Olivier and Tony Awards.

EducationHistoryHomosexualityAmbition
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The History Boys / Nicholas Hytner (2006)

The Madness of King George

1991年 Play

Depicts madness of George III. Film version Oscar-nominated.

MonarchyIllnessPolitics
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Madness of King George / Nicholas Hytner (1994)

The Lady in the Van

1991年 Play

Based on true story of eccentric woman living in van on Bennett's driveway.

EccentricsKindnessClass
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] The Lady in the Van / Nicholas Hytner (2015)

Talking Heads

1988年 Monologues

TV series of monologues depicting everyday tragedies and comedies.

Everyday lifeLonelinessHumour
映像化・舞台化
  • [Theatre] Talking Heads (1992)

全著作

  • Beyond the Fringe
  • Forty Years On
  • Getting On
  • Habeas Corpus
  • The Old Country
  • Enjoy
  • Office Suite
  • A Private Function
  • Forty Years On and Other Plays
  • The Madness of George III
  • Talking Heads
  • The Uncommon Reader

作風・主題

文体
Wry humourAcute observationNorthern English vernacularConcise dialogue
頻出モチーフ
Class consciousnessFamily tensionsHistorical eventsEccentric charactersHomosexuality

健康

  • Colorectal cancer
    1997
    Tumour size of rock bun removed; survival odds <50%, achieved remission.

評価・遺産

Leading figure in modern British theatre, long association with Royal National Theatre. Famous for Talking Heads TV monologues. Cancer survivor who publishes diaries. Donated archive to Bodleian Library. Declined CBE and knighthood.

資料所蔵先

  • Bodleian Library (University of Oxford)

大衆文化への影響

  • Portrayed by Alan Cox in Not Only But Always.
  • Featured in Pete and Dud: Come Again.
  • Voices himself in Family Guy episode 'Brian's Play'.
  • Portrayed by Alex Jennings in The Lady in the Van.
  • Portrayed by Seb Carrington in The Crown S2.

豆知識

  • Declined CBE in 1988 and knighthood in 1996.
  • Refused Oxford honorary doctorate in 1998 protesting Murdoch funding.
  • Colorectal cancer survivor (1997).
  • Donated entire archive to Bodleian Library.
  • Mother and relatives suffered mental illness.
  • Endorsed Jeremy Corbyn in 2015.