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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

born March 25, 1908 -- landmark film DIRECTOR David Lean

 David Lean born in Croydon, LONDON, U.K.

MARCH 25, 1908

brought up in a strict Quaker family

when hired by Gaumont British Studies

in 1927 he worked as a clapper boy,

cutting room assistant: only in 1939 did

he begin to direct films

In Which We Serve

This Happy Breed

Blithe Spirit

Brief Encounter

Great Expectations

Oliver Twist

in 1946 and 1948 respectively

Bridge on the River Kwai

Lawrence of Arabia

Doctor Zhivago

Ryan's Daughter

A Passage to India(1984)

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