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Born April 26, 1898 • Scotland
Died February 19, 1972 (aged 73) • Bath • England
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Michael Moore
American filmmaker and author
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Dr. Seuss
American author and illustrator
Barbara Kopple
Barbara Kopple
American director
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
American director, producer, and screenwriter
Spike Jonze
Spike Jonze
American director and producer
Leni Riefenstahl
Leni Riefenstahl
German director and actor
Frederick Wiseman
Frederick Wiseman
American filmmaker
Roberto Omegna
Italian filmmaker
Joy Batchelor
British director and animator
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
British actor, director, writer, and composer
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress
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Banksy
British graffiti artist
Laurence Olivier in a scene from Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
British actor, director, writer, and producer
Ridley Scott
Ridley Scott
British director and producer
Peter Brook
Peter Brook
English producer-director
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
British actor, author, and director
Carol Reed
British director
Julian Fellowes
Julian Fellowes
British actor, producer, novelist, and screenwriter
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
English playwright, actor, and composer
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson
British director and producer