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Also Known As Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough of Richmond-upon-Thames • Dickie Attenborough
Born August 29, 1923 • Cambridge • England
Died August 24, 2014 (aged 90) • London • England
Awards And Honors Praemium Imperiale (1998) • Academy Award (1983) • Golden Globe Award (1968) • Golden Globe Award (1967)
Notable Works “Chaplin” • “Cry Freedom” • “Gandhi” • “In Love and War” • “Shadowlands”
Notable Family Members brother David Attenborough

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