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Mike Leigh

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Mike Leigh, born on 20 February 1943, is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre and television career spanning more than sixty years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes, Berlin and Venice film festivals, three BAFTA Awards and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993. Vera Drake is listed here as a work.

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Classification
Award
BAFTA Fellowship 1
Birth Year
1943 1
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Associated With

Film, Media Forms
Source Wikipedia: Mike Leigh

Works Created

Secrets & Lies (1996 film), Landmark Works
Source Secrets & Lies (film) (Wikipedia)
Vera Drake, Landmark Works
Source Vera Drake (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mike Leigh
  • Infobox: birth_date
    20 February 1943
  • Article body: BAFTA Fellowship
    He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry.
  • Associated With: Film, Lead sentence
    is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor
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Vera Drake (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Vera Drake, Infobox: director
Quote, Works Created: Vera Drake, Infobox: director
Mike Leigh
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Secrets & Lies (film) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Secrets & Lies (1996 film), Infobox: director
Quote, Works Created: Secrets & Lies (1996 film), Infobox: director
Mike Leigh
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