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Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh was a British film director, actor, playwright, theatre director, screenwriter and writer (born 1943). He was born at Brocket Hall.

Overview

Born at Brocket Hall in 1943.

Formation and teaching

Mike Leigh studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Central School of Art and Design, Camberwell College of Arts and Buile Hill Academy.

Recognition and collections

Mike Leigh received Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts and Annual award ACFK. Work by Mike Leigh is held by Museum of Modern Art.

Catalogued works

34 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1971 to 2017. The first 12 are listed here.

Happy-Go-Lucky, held by Museum of Modern Art. Abigail's Party. Ecstasy. Greek Tragedy. The Box Play. Grief. ʻErom. המסיבה של אביגיל. Lover's Revenge Kit. Two thousand years. Smelling a rat. Tarrant on Millionaires.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

Museum of Modern Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh, 2008. Marlow Meets Mike Leigh, Marlow Meets Mike Leigh, 2009. Mike Leigh, 2011.

In detail

Mike Leigh studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Central School of Art and Design and Camberwell College of Arts. the recorded working language is English.

Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Society of Literature.

Work by Mike Leigh is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, BAFTA Award for Best Direction and Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts.

Chronology

  1. 1943Mike Leigh born at Brocket Hall.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Mike Leigh”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q315756: Mike Leigh

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