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David Lean was born on 25 March 1908 at 38 Blenheim Crescent, South Croydon, Surrey (now part of Greater London), to Francis William le Blount Lean and the former Helena Tangye (niece of Sir Richard Trevithick Tangye). His parents were Quakers and he was a pupil at the Quaker-founded Leighton Park School in Reading.
An important British filmmaker, David Lean was born in Croydon on March 25, 1908 and brought up in a strict Quaker family (ironically, as a child he wasn't allowed to go to the movies).
- March 25, 1908
- April 16, 1991
David Lean was born in Croydon, Surrey, England on March 25, 1908. His father was Francis William le Blount Lean and his mother was Helena Tangye. He had a younger brother named Edward Tangye.
Jun 7, 2024 · Lean was the son of strict Quaker parents and did not see his first film until age 17. He began his film career in 1928 as a teaboy for Gaumont-British studios, where he soon was promoted to clapboard boy, and finally to editor, a position at which he excelled.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
David Lean was simply one of the great directors of British cinema. Lean was born in Croyden. Because his parents were Quakers, the young Lean had no access to the cinema.
Despite having directed only sixteen feature films during his forty-year career, Sir David Lean is one of the most popular and well-known of British film-makers. He was born in the first decade of the 20th century (25 March 1908, in Croydon, Surrey) and died in the last (16 April 1991, in London), and his films reflect the extent and influence ...
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Helena Tangye and Francis William le Blount Lean. Who were David Lean's relatives? John Tangye Lean (Nephew or niece)
