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Prior to becoming the acclaimed director of epic features, Lord Richard Attenborough was noted for being a... (Learn more)

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Richard Attenborough’s Family
Name: Relation: Notes:
Sheila Sim wife Met at RADA and married in January 1945; acted with husband in the film "The Guinea Pig" (1948) and the first production of "The Mousetrap" (1952) in London
Jane Attenborough daughter Mother, Sheila Sim; died along with her daughter, Lucy, in the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
Michael Attenborough son Born Feb. 13, 1950; mother, Sheila Sim; associate director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2002; is the joint vice-chairman of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Charlotte Attenborough daughter Mother, Sheila Sim
Mary Attenborough mother Founding member of Marriage Guidance Council
Frederick Levi Attenborough father Don at Emmanuel College, Cambridge; was the author of a standard text on Anglo-Saxon law
John Attenborough brother
David Attenborough brother Born in 1927; known for books and TV documentaries on wildlife, evolution and travel

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Also known as

AKA : Baron Attenborough
AKA : Lord Attenborough
AKA : Lord Richard Attenborough
AKA : Richard Samuel Attenborough
AKA : Sir Richard Attenborough

Born

August, 29 1923 in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Education

  • Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys, Leicester, England:
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England: Won the Bancroft Silver Medal in 1942

Professions

actor, director, producer

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