title: Alan Bennett
text: Alan Bennett (born 9 May 1934) is an English playwright, screenwriter, actor and author. His work includes The Madness of George III and its movie adaptation, the series of monologues Talking Heads, the play and the movie The History Boys, and popular audio books, including his readings of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh.
  
  Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds. He has a degree in history from Exeter College, Oxford. He is openly gay.
  
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  Actors from Leeds
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  English movie actors
  English playwrights
  English screenwriters
  English television actors
  English television producers
  English television writers
  Gay men
  LGBT actors
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