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Biography
Burial Place
St Mary Magdalene church, Richmond, London
Occupation(9)
Awards(10)
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireBAFTA Award for Best FilmKnight of the Legion of HonourDirectors Guild of America AwardPadma BhushanPraemium ImperialeAcademy Award for Best DirectorAcademy Award for Best PictureSilver Shell for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Spouse(1)
Richard Attenborough (* 29. August 1923 in Cambridge; † 24. August 2014 in London) was a british actor. He was 90 years old. He was married to Sheila Sim. His education included Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College and Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys. He received 10 awards, including Commander of the Order of the British Empire, BAFTA Award for Best Film. His cause of death was heart failure. He was buried at St Mary Magdalene church, Richmond, London.
Life Events
13 Events1923
Born in Cambridge, England
1945
Married Sheila Sim
until 2014
1964
Silver Shell for Best Actor
Séance on a Wet Afternoon
1967
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1967
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
The Sand Pebbles
1983
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Gandhi
1983
Directors Guild of America Award
1983
Padma Bhushan
1983
Academy Award for Best Director
Gandhi
1983
Academy Award for Best Picture
Gandhi
1988
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1998
Praemium Imperiale
2014