David Lean (1908–1991)
Born: March 25, 1908 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Died: April 16, 1991 (age 83) in London, England, UK
Married to: Sandra Lean (15 December 1990 – 16 April 1991) (his death)
Sandra Hotz (28 October 1981 – 1984) (divorced)
Leila Matkar (4 July 1960 – 1978) (divorced)
Ann Todd (21 May 1949 – 1957) (divorced)
Kay Walsh (23 November 1940 – 1949) (divorced)
Isabel Lean (28 June 1930 – 1936) (divorced) (1 child)
[1989, on the restored version of Lawrence of Arabia (1962)] Everyone worried about re-releasing Lawrence. They said the audiences have changed. They talk and shout at the screen; they’re impatient; they wouldn’t sit still for it. Not at all. You could hear a pin drop. London, New York, Washington, Los Angeles. Everywhere. I think audiences had almost forgotten the power of pictures. They’ve gotten smaller and smaller. And suddenly you see this old…
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