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Nicholas David Lean was born on 5th October 1967 in West London, to Welsh parents. He is a writer, director, and producer known for Hard Shoulder (2012), Shed of the Dead (2018), and Traffik (2021), as a 2nd Unit Director on King of Crime (2018), and 1AD on Fixed (2020) and Renegades (2021). In 2018 he added VFX Production to the services of his company, Oceanstorm Films, specialising in MM / Roto and has since overseen post contributions to large budget small screen productions such as The Marvellous Mrs Maisel (2017), The Crown (2016), and Dummy (2020). With contributions to many other HETV programs and films (including critically acclaimed shows and projects from the MCU) he has also managed the provision of VFX for commercial campaigns for both Oculus and Doordash in the US.
David Lynch
American filmmaker (1946–2025)
This article is about the American director. For other people named David Lynch, see David Lynch (disambiguation).
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Lynch was often called a "visionary" and was acclaimed for films often distinguished by their surrealist and experimental qualities. In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019.
Lynch studied painting and made short films before making his first feature, the independent body horror film Eraserhead (1977), which found success as a midnight movie. He earned critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director for the biographical drama The Elephant Man (1980), the mystery thriller Blue Velvet (1986), and the neo-noirMulholland Drive (2001). For his romantic crime drama Wild at Heart (1990), he received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the space operaDune (1984), the neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), the road movieThe Straight Story (1999), and the experimental thriller Inland Empire (2006).
Lynch and Mark Frost created the ABC surrealist horror-mystery series Twin Peaks (1990–91), for which he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Lynch co-wrote and directed its film prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and a third season in 2017. His acting career included roles on Twin Peaks, The Cleveland Show (2010–13), and Louie (2012), and in the films Lucky (2017) and The Fabelmans (2022). He directed music videos for Chris Isaak, X Japan, Moby, Interpol, Nine Inch Nails and Do British film director (1908–1991) For other people with the same name, see David Lean (disambiguation). Sir David Lean CBE Lean in 1952 Croydon, Surrey, England Limehouse, London, England Isabel Lean Kay Walsh Ann Todd Leila Matkar Sandra Hotz Sandra Cooke Sir David LeanCBE (25 March 1908 – 16 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of British cinema. He directed the large-scale epics The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and A Passage to India (1984). He also directed the film adaptations of Charles Dickens novels Great Expectations (1946) and Oliver Twist (1948), as well as the romantic drama Brief Encounter (1945). Originally a film editor in the early 1930s, Lean made his directorial debut with 1942's In Which We Serve, which was the first of four collaborations with Noël Coward. Lean began to make internationally co-produced films financed by the big Hollywood studios, beginning with Summertime in 1955. The critical failure of his film Ryan's Daughter led him to take a fourteen-year break from filmmak BFI: David Lean Website David Lean
Born (1908-03-25)25 March 1908 Died 16 April 1991(1991-04-16) (aged 83) Resting place Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England Occupations Years active 1930–1991 Spouses Children 1
No, not this web site, but one put together by the BFI (British Film Institute). An excellent web site containing lots of rare and intriguing artifacts for online viewing. This is a “must see” web site for any fan of David Lean or his films.
David Lean Foundation:
A foundation that provides grants to young filmmakers that is run by the trustree’s of Lean’s estate.
Internet Movie Database (IMDB): David Lean
IMDB’s listing for David Lean. Site contains small biography, complete listing of all his films to include cast/crew, technical aspects, trivia, plot summaries, and more.
LA Weekly: David Lean at 100: The talent behind the legend.
Article discussing the film career of David Lean on the eve of (what would have been) his 100th birthday.
Herald Tribune. David Lean, perfectionist of madness.
A brief article discussing the work of David Lean. Article was to coincide with the David Lean Retrospective playing at the Film Forum in NY.
Sense of Cinema web site. David Lean Profile
Written by Alain Silver, this is an excellent overview and analysis of David Lean and his films.
Wikipedia
The online “community” encyclopedia lists Lean’s accomplishments with a brief history of his life. The majority of the information is correct though there are some “facts” that are inaccurate.
Lean Times: A David Lean Profile
An outstanding 3-part profile on David Lean written by Trevor Hogg for the web site Flickering Myth.
Click here to read each part: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.