Robinson in the propaganda film Journey Together (1945). After initial pilot training he was seconded to the newly formed Royal Air Force Film Production Unit at Pinewood Studios, under the command of Flight Lieutenant John Boulting (whose brother Peter Cotes later directed Attenborough in the play The Mousetrap) where he appeared with Edward G. ĭuring the Second World War, Attenborough served in the Royal Air Force. The sisters moved to the United States in the 1950s and lived with an uncle, where they married and took American citizenship Irene died in 1992 and Helga in 2005. In September 1939, the Attenboroughs took in two German Jewish refugee girls, Helga and Irene Bejach (aged 9 and 11 respectively), who lived with them in College House and were adopted by the family after the war when it was discovered that their parents had been killed. Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and studied at RADA. As an actor, he is best remembered for his roles in Brighton Rock (1948), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Great Escape (1963), The Sand Pebbles (1966), Doctor Dolittle (1967), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Jurassic Park (1993), and Miracle on 34th Street (1994).Īttenborough was born on 29 August 1923 in Cambridge, the eldest of three sons of Mary Attenborough (née Clegg), a founding member of the Marriage Guidance Council, and Frederick Levi Attenborough, a scholar and academic administrator who was a fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and wrote a standard text on Anglo-Saxon law. Attenborough also won four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and the 1983 BAFTA Fellowship for lifetime achievement. The BFI ranked Gandhi the 34th greatest British film of the 20th century. He won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983: Best Picture and Best Director. He was married to actress Sheila Sim from 1945 until his death.įor his directorial debut, 1969's Oh! What a Lovely War, Attenborough was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and he was nominated for his films Young Winston, A Bridge Too Far, and Cry Freedom. He was the older brother of broadcaster Sir David Attenborough and motor executive John Attenborough. He joined the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and served in the film unit, going on several bombing raids over Europe and filming the action from the rear gunner's position. He was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as well as the life president of Chelsea FC. Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough Kt CBE FRSA ( / ˈ æ t ən b ər ə/ 29 August 1923 – 24 August 2014) was an English actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.
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